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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 572 · 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 free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  11. 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder 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: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  17. 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  18. 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  39. 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. “Kids forget homework”
  3. 9
  4. No
  5. No
  6. a problem to solve
  7. 8
  8. forgetting homework
  9. a lost-and-found board
  10. 1
  11. True
  12. True
  13. hard to use
  14. a study-room finder
  15. False
  16. wasting pocket money
  17. ask possible users
  18. the most common need
  19. a button with no action
  20. 2
  21. 42
  22. Yes
  23. forgetting homework
  24. Yes
  25. False
  26. a homework planner
  27. 47
  28. missing the bus
  29. a medicine reminder
  30. forgetting birthdays
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 18
  34. 53
  35. 28
  36. 20
  37. a bill splitter
  38. 7
  39. False
  40. 47

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