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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 533 · 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”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  16. 16.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  22. 22.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  31. 31.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 38
  4. 31
  5. True
  6. the most common need
  7. a free study-room finder
  8. a bill splitter
  9. forgetting birthdays
  10. 47
  11. False
  12. an app that just says hi
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. a problem to solve
  17. a bill splitter
  18. No
  19. a blank grey screen
  20. forgetting homework
  21. ask possible users
  22. False
  23. wasting pocket money
  24. wasting pocket money
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. True
  27. a study-room finder
  28. forgetting homework
  29. Yes
  30. 33
  31. False
  32. 5
  33. a homework planner
  34. True
  35. forgetting birthdays
  36. 4
  37. 10
  38. a lost-and-found board
  39. wasting pocket money
  40. hard to use

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