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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 437 · 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 blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  27. 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
  28. 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  35. 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  39. 39.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes

Answer key

  1. a blank grey screen
  2. False
  3. True
  4. a bill splitter
  5. missing the bus
  6. wasting pocket money
  7. a library due-date alert
  8. 63
  9. False
  10. 59
  11. a homework planner
  12. a homework planner
  13. a lost-and-found board
  14. no quiet study place
  15. Yes
  16. forgetting homework
  17. a medicine reminder
  18. Yes
  19. a study-room finder
  20. No
  21. 4
  22. 5
  23. 19
  24. the most common need
  25. 46
  26. losing water bottles
  27. hard to use
  28. False
  29. 22
  30. 9
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. True
  33. no quiet study place
  34. 14
  35. ask possible users
  36. 54
  37. True
  38. an app that just says hi
  39. “Kids forget homework”
  40. 37

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