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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 567 · 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: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  3. 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  5. 5.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  15. 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  20. 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  29. 29.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 library due-date alert
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. no quiet study place
  3. False
  4. ask possible users
  5. False
  6. hard to use
  7. a free study-room finder
  8. No
  9. 27
  10. 44
  11. 3
  12. a button with no action
  13. 31
  14. a problem to solve
  15. False
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. Yes
  18. a homework planner
  19. a bill splitter
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a bill splitter
  23. 33
  24. Yes
  25. 19
  26. No
  27. No
  28. a homework planner
  29. a library due-date alert
  30. 39
  31. missing the bus
  32. Yes
  33. 45
  34. 55
  35. 54
  36. forgetting birthdays
  37. 39
  38. a lost-and-found board
  39. 22
  40. 3

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