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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 480 · 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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  32. 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  34. 34.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  39. 39.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. an app that just says hi
  3. Yes
  4. a lost-and-found board
  5. 34
  6. no quiet study place
  7. No
  8. False
  9. a blank grey screen
  10. a medicine reminder
  11. ask possible users
  12. a study-room finder
  13. a medicine reminder
  14. 49
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. No
  17. forgetting birthdays
  18. losing water bottles
  19. forgetting birthdays
  20. 5
  21. False
  22. 10
  23. No
  24. Yes
  25. True
  26. False
  27. Yes
  28. 50
  29. False
  30. 1
  31. a homework planner
  32. True
  33. 65
  34. False
  35. wasting pocket money
  36. 4
  37. a medicine reminder
  38. 38
  39. False
  40. 32

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