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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 426 · 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 free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  10. 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  35. 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes

Answer key

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

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