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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 553 · 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: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
  3. 3.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  6. 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  18. 18.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  36. 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. an app that just says hi
  3. False
  4. 57
  5. a button with no action
  6. “Kids forget homework”
  7. 27
  8. No
  9. False
  10. a study-room finder
  11. missing the bus
  12. ask possible users
  13. a bill splitter
  14. Yes
  15. No
  16. the most common need
  17. forgetting birthdays
  18. False
  19. a lost-and-found board
  20. 3
  21. a page of random dots
  22. a bill splitter
  23. Yes
  24. True
  25. True
  26. losing water bottles
  27. 41
  28. forgetting homework
  29. No
  30. 2
  31. 50
  32. a lost-and-found board
  33. a medicine reminder
  34. no quiet study place
  35. 55
  36. False
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. False
  39. a medicine reminder
  40. 32

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