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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 422 · 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.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  14. 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  16. 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  19. 19.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  29. 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
  30. 30.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  37. 37.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place

Answer key

  1. a button with no action
  2. 9
  3. no quiet study place
  4. 14
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. Yes
  7. 13
  8. 43
  9. no quiet study place
  10. 6
  11. 4
  12. 52
  13. losing water bottles
  14. the most common need
  15. 38
  16. False
  17. No
  18. a bill splitter
  19. False
  20. No
  21. No
  22. True
  23. no quiet study place
  24. 4
  25. a homework planner
  26. Yes
  27. No
  28. 15
  29. hard to use
  30. ask possible users
  31. Yes
  32. 42
  33. a lost-and-found board
  34. a medicine reminder
  35. 1
  36. no quiet study place
  37. “Kids forget homework”
  38. 9
  39. 33
  40. wasting pocket money

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