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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 539 · 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 medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  7. 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  14. 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  21. 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  27. 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  36. 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. 34
  3. 8
  4. 60
  5. a bill splitter
  6. a medicine reminder
  7. False
  8. missing the bus
  9. a medicine reminder
  10. No
  11. a bill splitter
  12. 22
  13. missing the bus
  14. “Kids forget homework”
  15. Yes
  16. 66
  17. a free study-room finder
  18. wasting pocket money
  19. True
  20. 5
  21. the most common need
  22. 10
  23. 31
  24. forgetting birthdays
  25. losing water bottles
  26. a blank grey screen
  27. False
  28. Yes
  29. 38
  30. Yes
  31. True
  32. True
  33. Yes
  34. 10
  35. a lost-and-found board
  36. ask possible users
  37. 50
  38. 2
  39. an app that just says hi
  40. 1

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