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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 525 · 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 “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  10. 10.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  20. 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  27. 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. forgetting birthdays
  3. a homework planner
  4. a problem to solve
  5. “Kids forget homework”
  6. no quiet study place
  7. 48
  8. 44
  9. wasting pocket money
  10. True
  11. True
  12. the most common need
  13. 8
  14. Yes
  15. 35
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. a medicine reminder
  18. Yes
  19. forgetting birthdays
  20. hard to use
  21. 53
  22. 9
  23. False
  24. no quiet study place
  25. No
  26. 20
  27. False
  28. forgetting birthdays
  29. forgetting birthdays
  30. a homework planner
  31. True
  32. 9
  33. 14
  34. 56
  35. 37
  36. 27
  37. a free study-room finder
  38. No
  39. a button with no action
  40. 33

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