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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 545 · 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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  14. 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 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 homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  38. 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  40. 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. hard to use
  2. Yes
  3. a homework planner
  4. 50
  5. False
  6. 1
  7. Yes
  8. a blank grey screen
  9. a problem to solve
  10. wasting pocket money
  11. 48
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. a bill splitter
  14. ask possible users
  15. a medicine reminder
  16. True
  17. forgetting homework
  18. True
  19. No
  20. a lost-and-found board
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. Yes
  25. 55
  26. No
  27. 41
  28. forgetting birthdays
  29. a button with no action
  30. the most common need
  31. a bill splitter
  32. an app that just says hi
  33. a bill splitter
  34. No
  35. no quiet study place
  36. forgetting birthdays
  37. losing water bottles
  38. “Kids forget homework”
  39. missing the bus
  40. True

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