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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 449 · 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 a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  26. 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
  32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  34. 34.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  36. 36.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a 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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action

Answer key

  1. a bill splitter
  2. 11
  3. a bill splitter
  4. No
  5. hard to use
  6. forgetting homework
  7. No
  8. losing water bottles
  9. a medicine reminder
  10. a study-room finder
  11. a lost-and-found board
  12. a lost-and-found board
  13. Yes
  14. wasting pocket money
  15. forgetting birthdays
  16. 40
  17. True
  18. 27
  19. No
  20. True
  21. a free study-room finder
  22. 43
  23. 52
  24. 28
  25. 55
  26. True
  27. True
  28. forgetting homework
  29. 43
  30. 11
  31. an app that just says hi
  32. ask possible users
  33. 40
  34. the most common need
  35. a homework planner
  36. False
  37. Yes
  38. a problem to solve
  39. forgetting birthdays
  40. a library due-date alert

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