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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 551 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  4. 4.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  6. 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  16. 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  27. 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 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 homework planner
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. 41
  4. the most common need
  5. a button with no action
  6. True
  7. False
  8. hard to use
  9. True
  10. a library due-date alert
  11. ask possible users
  12. False
  13. missing the bus
  14. 1
  15. losing water bottles
  16. False
  17. losing water bottles
  18. Yes
  19. losing water bottles
  20. forgetting homework
  21. 34
  22. 2
  23. False
  24. 33
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. losing water bottles
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a lost-and-found board
  30. No
  31. “Kids forget homework”
  32. 57
  33. Yes
  34. 44
  35. wasting pocket money
  36. a free study-room finder
  37. No
  38. a blank grey screen
  39. wasting pocket money
  40. forgetting homework

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