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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 552 · 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.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  11. 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  18. 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
  20. 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  22. 22.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  27. 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a problem to solve
  3. forgetting homework
  4. a medicine reminder
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. wasting pocket money
  7. Yes
  8. False
  9. 8
  10. a page of random dots
  11. True
  12. 41
  13. 51
  14. hard to use
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. Yes
  17. 39
  18. the most common need
  19. an app that just says hi
  20. False
  21. 44
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. 11
  26. 16
  27. True
  28. no quiet study place
  29. Yes
  30. a bill splitter
  31. a study-room finder
  32. No
  33. False
  34. “Kids forget homework”
  35. 38
  36. 8
  37. 2
  38. forgetting homework
  39. 13
  40. 53

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