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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 566 · 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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  9. 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
  10. 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.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 lost-and-found board
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  21. 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  23. 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  31. 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  34. 34.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes

Answer key

  1. No
  2. a problem to solve
  3. forgetting homework
  4. an app that just says hi
  5. 16
  6. a button with no action
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. 1
  9. hard to use
  10. “Kids forget homework”
  11. a medicine reminder
  12. wasting pocket money
  13. Yes
  14. the most common need
  15. a medicine reminder
  16. a blank grey screen
  17. 45
  18. 15
  19. Yes
  20. a study-room finder
  21. True
  22. ask possible users
  23. True
  24. a free study-room finder
  25. 49
  26. Yes
  27. a page of random dots
  28. 28
  29. a library due-date alert
  30. wasting pocket money
  31. False
  32. 9
  33. 39
  34. Yes
  35. 6
  36. a bill splitter
  37. Yes
  38. forgetting homework
  39. 43
  40. 55

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