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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 50 · 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.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  10. 10.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. Yes
  4. forgetting homework
  5. a page of random dots
  6. 13
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. forgetting birthdays
  9. 36
  10. a problem to solve
  11. Yes
  12. “Kids forget homework”
  13. a bill splitter
  14. Yes
  15. 28
  16. 53
  17. False
  18. losing water bottles
  19. a study-room finder
  20. 12
  21. False
  22. False
  23. 40
  24. True
  25. 20
  26. 58
  27. Yes
  28. 11
  29. a library due-date alert
  30. a button with no action
  31. wasting pocket money
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. a medicine reminder
  34. missing the bus
  35. ask possible users
  36. no quiet study place
  37. 31
  38. an app that just says hi
  39. hard to use
  40. 54

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