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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 496 · 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 “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  12. 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  15. 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  17. 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  24. 24.💡 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
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder 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 study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. a homework planner
  3. True
  4. an app that just says hi
  5. a library due-date alert
  6. the most common need
  7. a homework planner
  8. 8
  9. 54
  10. False
  11. 30
  12. hard to use
  13. a medicine reminder
  14. a blank grey screen
  15. True
  16. a free study-room finder
  17. False
  18. 7
  19. a medicine reminder
  20. a bill splitter
  21. Yes
  22. 4
  23. 35
  24. ask possible users
  25. Yes
  26. a medicine reminder
  27. 11
  28. missing the bus
  29. 47
  30. False
  31. wasting pocket money
  32. 43
  33. wasting pocket money
  34. a page of random dots
  35. missing the bus
  36. missing the bus
  37. 1
  38. Yes
  39. a lost-and-found board
  40. missing the bus

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