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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 495 · 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 “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  3. 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
  6. 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  11. 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  14. 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  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 library due-date alert
  16. 16.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  25. 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  31. 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  32. 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  35. 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. an app that just says hi
  3. ask possible users
  4. 50
  5. 40
  6. False
  7. No
  8. 9
  9. a page of random dots
  10. 1
  11. a problem to solve
  12. a blank grey screen
  13. a bill splitter
  14. False
  15. a library due-date alert
  16. True
  17. 48
  18. 32
  19. 56
  20. 11
  21. 33
  22. 12
  23. Yes
  24. 65
  25. the most common need
  26. 15
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. no quiet study place
  29. True
  30. missing the bus
  31. “Kids forget homework”
  32. False
  33. True
  34. hard to use
  35. False
  36. True
  37. Yes
  38. Yes
  39. a lost-and-found board
  40. 57

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