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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 57 · 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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  4. 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  15. 15.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  20. 20.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  24. 24.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  35. 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes

Answer key

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

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