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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 464 · 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 library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
  3. 3.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  28. 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. “Kids forget homework”
  3. hard to use
  4. False
  5. 2
  6. the most common need
  7. 14
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. a page of random dots
  10. 13
  11. 4
  12. a study-room finder
  13. False
  14. a button with no action
  15. a free study-room finder
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. Yes
  18. 46
  19. 16
  20. No
  21. False
  22. wasting pocket money
  23. a problem to solve
  24. a lost-and-found board
  25. missing the bus
  26. an app that just says hi
  27. no quiet study place
  28. ask possible users
  29. 4
  30. No
  31. forgetting birthdays
  32. a library due-date alert
  33. losing water bottles
  34. No
  35. a medicine reminder
  36. 37
  37. False
  38. Yes
  39. a medicine reminder
  40. 45

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