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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 565 · 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 lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  15. 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  16. 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  18. 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  19. 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  25. 25.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  33. 33.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes

Answer key

  1. a button with no action
  2. a library due-date alert
  3. 53
  4. no quiet study place
  5. a free study-room finder
  6. 2
  7. True
  8. True
  9. losing water bottles
  10. losing water bottles
  11. 37
  12. ask possible users
  13. 10
  14. 39
  15. a problem to solve
  16. the most common need
  17. a bill splitter
  18. “Kids forget homework”
  19. False
  20. a medicine reminder
  21. 2
  22. a blank grey screen
  23. 36
  24. forgetting birthdays
  25. True
  26. forgetting birthdays
  27. a page of random dots
  28. forgetting birthdays
  29. an app that just says hi
  30. a lost-and-found board
  31. no quiet study place
  32. forgetting homework
  33. hard to use
  34. a homework planner
  35. 5
  36. forgetting homework
  37. True
  38. 20
  39. Yes
  40. 3

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