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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 456 · 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 lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
  14. 14.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  22. 22.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  38. 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  39. 39.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. 29
  3. 32
  4. Yes
  5. a free study-room finder
  6. 9
  7. 15
  8. no quiet study place
  9. missing the bus
  10. 44
  11. 12
  12. no quiet study place
  13. an app that just says hi
  14. False
  15. 30
  16. a study-room finder
  17. 6
  18. 35
  19. 47
  20. Yes
  21. a blank grey screen
  22. True
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. hard to use
  25. a bill splitter
  26. missing the bus
  27. a lost-and-found board
  28. True
  29. missing the bus
  30. False
  31. No
  32. No
  33. a homework planner
  34. 60
  35. 8
  36. a medicine reminder
  37. a bill splitter
  38. a problem to solve
  39. ask possible users
  40. 8

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