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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 425 · 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.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  19. 19.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  22. 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  25. 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  30. 30.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  35. 35.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  36. 36.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a homework planner
  3. 2
  4. True
  5. No
  6. True
  7. a homework planner
  8. a bill splitter
  9. No
  10. 6
  11. False
  12. True
  13. 39
  14. 8
  15. Yes
  16. “Kids forget homework”
  17. no quiet study place
  18. no quiet study place
  19. True
  20. Yes
  21. no quiet study place
  22. a problem to solve
  23. 3
  24. 10
  25. ask possible users
  26. losing water bottles
  27. 5
  28. a medicine reminder
  29. a medicine reminder
  30. False
  31. Yes
  32. losing water bottles
  33. 12
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. hard to use
  36. False
  37. 49
  38. 1
  39. 48
  40. 4

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