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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 583 · 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.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  30. 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  31. 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 19
  3. False
  4. Yes
  5. a study-room finder
  6. forgetting homework
  7. hard to use
  8. 3
  9. No
  10. a button with no action
  11. 1
  12. Yes
  13. ask possible users
  14. 50
  15. a page of random dots
  16. Yes
  17. an app that just says hi
  18. wasting pocket money
  19. a free study-room finder
  20. a homework planner
  21. 45
  22. a study-room finder
  23. 62
  24. a lost-and-found board
  25. wasting pocket money
  26. No
  27. a problem to solve
  28. losing water bottles
  29. a bill splitter
  30. the most common need
  31. False
  32. False
  33. forgetting birthdays
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. No
  36. forgetting birthdays
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. 5
  39. 10
  40. 53

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