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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 436 · 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 a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  30. 30.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 3
  3. No
  4. 14
  5. False
  6. “Kids forget homework”
  7. forgetting homework
  8. 4
  9. ask possible users
  10. an app that just says hi
  11. Yes
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. forgetting homework
  15. missing the bus
  16. no quiet study place
  17. wasting pocket money
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a problem to solve
  21. a bill splitter
  22. forgetting birthdays
  23. 40
  24. no quiet study place
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. a study-room finder
  27. Yes
  28. a free study-room finder
  29. a lost-and-found board
  30. hard to use
  31. 4
  32. False
  33. 8
  34. No
  35. True
  36. No
  37. a blank grey screen
  38. 44
  39. a bill splitter
  40. 11

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