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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 459 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
  2. 2.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  33. 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. True
  3. 16
  4. losing water bottles
  5. losing water bottles
  6. the most common need
  7. a homework planner
  8. a study-room finder
  9. No
  10. 53
  11. a library due-date alert
  12. ask possible users
  13. a blank grey screen
  14. a bill splitter
  15. forgetting homework
  16. 42
  17. forgetting homework
  18. Yes
  19. 5
  20. a free study-room finder
  21. No
  22. forgetting birthdays
  23. 50
  24. 16
  25. forgetting homework
  26. True
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. Yes
  29. No
  30. a bill splitter
  31. True
  32. a button with no action
  33. False
  34. 24
  35. a medicine reminder
  36. an app that just says hi
  37. missing the bus
  38. Yes
  39. 42
  40. missing the bus

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