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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 442 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  5. 5.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  9. 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
  23. 23.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
  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 “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  31. 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. Yes
  4. 2
  5. True
  6. a lost-and-found board
  7. a blank grey screen
  8. 2
  9. “Kids forget homework”
  10. a lost-and-found board
  11. False
  12. ask possible users
  13. forgetting homework
  14. 2
  15. missing the bus
  16. 3
  17. True
  18. False
  19. Yes
  20. Yes
  21. True
  22. 4
  23. a page of random dots
  24. True
  25. 2
  26. 26
  27. 12
  28. 4
  29. a bill splitter
  30. forgetting homework
  31. False
  32. False
  33. Yes
  34. True
  35. No
  36. False
  37. 5
  38. False
  39. hard to use
  40. forgetting homework

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