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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 427 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  16. 16.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  20. 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  35. 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a homework planner
  3. 3
  4. True
  5. a lost-and-found board
  6. a lost-and-found board
  7. a study-room finder
  8. losing water bottles
  9. a page of random dots
  10. missing the bus
  11. a problem to solve
  12. No
  13. No
  14. a bill splitter
  15. forgetting homework
  16. “Kids forget homework”
  17. 42
  18. a study-room finder
  19. a homework planner
  20. True
  21. 17
  22. No
  23. forgetting birthdays
  24. True
  25. 2
  26. no quiet study place
  27. a button with no action
  28. 21
  29. ask possible users
  30. No
  31. 46
  32. 4
  33. 42
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. True
  36. False
  37. Yes
  38. 41
  39. Yes
  40. an app that just says hi

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