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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 414 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

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  1. 1.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  20. 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  25. 25.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  34. 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. 48
  3. 9
  4. 9
  5. False
  6. no quiet study place
  7. 13
  8. 4
  9. forgetting birthdays
  10. 16
  11. No
  12. a study-room finder
  13. 34
  14. a button with no action
  15. a study-room finder
  16. a free study-room finder
  17. Yes
  18. True
  19. a problem to solve
  20. hard to use
  21. a blank grey screen
  22. missing the bus
  23. False
  24. forgetting homework
  25. False
  26. 11
  27. forgetting birthdays
  28. a medicine reminder
  29. a homework planner
  30. 5
  31. Yes
  32. True
  33. 55
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. 7
  37. No
  38. ask possible users
  39. 46
  40. 4

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