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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 537 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  5. 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  15. 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  21. 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  24. 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  26. 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. True
  3. Yes
  4. 28
  5. the most common need
  6. a bill splitter
  7. “Kids forget homework”
  8. No
  9. a lost-and-found board
  10. a study-room finder
  11. 53
  12. True
  13. 26
  14. wasting pocket money
  15. hard to use
  16. a lost-and-found board
  17. 2
  18. 40
  19. a lost-and-found board
  20. 3
  21. ask possible users
  22. a free study-room finder
  23. forgetting homework
  24. a problem to solve
  25. a study-room finder
  26. False
  27. missing the bus
  28. 71
  29. False
  30. No
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. 35
  33. missing the bus
  34. a medicine reminder
  35. 21
  36. 38
  37. True
  38. 5
  39. 44
  40. a homework planner

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