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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 559 · 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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  5. 5.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  12. 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  38. 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  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: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  40. 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use

Answer key

  1. a blank grey screen
  2. a lost-and-found board
  3. True
  4. the most common need
  5. True
  6. a bill splitter
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. a medicine reminder
  9. 5
  10. a homework planner
  11. a homework planner
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. forgetting homework
  16. an app that just says hi
  17. No
  18. 62
  19. no quiet study place
  20. Yes
  21. 33
  22. 8
  23. No
  24. True
  25. 27
  26. 57
  27. 53
  28. 38
  29. wasting pocket money
  30. Yes
  31. “Kids forget homework”
  32. 47
  33. 30
  34. missing the bus
  35. 58
  36. a medicine reminder
  37. a free study-room finder
  38. True
  39. 1
  40. hard to use

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