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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 511 · 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 “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  26. 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  32. 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  37. 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  40. 40.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. a medicine reminder
  4. ask possible users
  5. a bill splitter
  6. 41
  7. a button with no action
  8. a homework planner
  9. Yes
  10. an app that just says hi
  11. No
  12. 28
  13. True
  14. a homework planner
  15. missing the bus
  16. 4
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a bill splitter
  20. 35
  21. forgetting homework
  22. a lost-and-found board
  23. False
  24. forgetting homework
  25. no quiet study place
  26. a problem to solve
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. a study-room finder
  30. forgetting homework
  31. a free study-room finder
  32. True
  33. “Kids forget homework”
  34. losing water bottles
  35. a blank grey screen
  36. forgetting birthdays
  37. False
  38. 49
  39. a bill splitter
  40. False

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