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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 463 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  7. 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
  12. 12.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  19. 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
  21. 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  24. 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  26. 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. a homework planner
  3. a bill splitter
  4. Yes
  5. No
  6. 9
  7. True
  8. forgetting homework
  9. a bill splitter
  10. 48
  11. a button with no action
  12. “Kids forget homework”
  13. False
  14. a study-room finder
  15. 11
  16. Yes
  17. wasting pocket money
  18. 7
  19. ask possible users
  20. a library due-date alert
  21. False
  22. 37
  23. 13
  24. hard to use
  25. 7
  26. the most common need
  27. losing water bottles
  28. 3
  29. True
  30. a free study-room finder
  31. 52
  32. Yes
  33. a medicine reminder
  34. 39
  35. 12
  36. an app that just says hi
  37. False
  38. a lost-and-found board
  39. 50
  40. a lost-and-found board

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