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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 488 · 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.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
  9. 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  36. 36.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  37. 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. the most common need
  3. a lost-and-found board
  4. a free study-room finder
  5. a study-room finder
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. missing the bus
  8. 2
  9. ask possible users
  10. 7
  11. True
  12. Yes
  13. missing the bus
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. True
  16. a page of random dots
  17. No
  18. True
  19. 20
  20. 50
  21. forgetting birthdays
  22. missing the bus
  23. False
  24. False
  25. 4
  26. 39
  27. wasting pocket money
  28. a bill splitter
  29. losing water bottles
  30. losing water bottles
  31. Yes
  32. 29
  33. Yes
  34. False
  35. 31
  36. a problem to solve
  37. False
  38. forgetting birthdays
  39. a medicine reminder
  40. 58

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