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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 477 · 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 more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  4. 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  34. 34.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  37. 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 51
  3. missing the bus
  4. True
  5. 44
  6. a homework planner
  7. “Kids forget homework”
  8. a medicine reminder
  9. a free study-room finder
  10. a button with no action
  11. 25
  12. 52
  13. a problem to solve
  14. Yes
  15. ask possible users
  16. 15
  17. forgetting homework
  18. Yes
  19. No
  20. a medicine reminder
  21. hard to use
  22. 3
  23. No
  24. 52
  25. 2
  26. False
  27. losing water bottles
  28. 5
  29. Yes
  30. False
  31. a page of random dots
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. forgetting birthdays
  34. False
  35. 49
  36. a homework planner
  37. the most common need
  38. 40
  39. forgetting homework
  40. missing the bus

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