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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 597 · 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) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  17. 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  28. 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  34. 34.📊 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
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes

Answer key

  1. No
  2. losing water bottles
  3. forgetting birthdays
  4. a study-room finder
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. 58
  7. wasting pocket money
  8. 35
  9. hard to use
  10. True
  11. a free study-room finder
  12. 33
  13. Yes
  14. Yes
  15. 64
  16. a medicine reminder
  17. ask possible users
  18. an app that just says hi
  19. 11
  20. 30
  21. wasting pocket money
  22. no quiet study place
  23. a bill splitter
  24. 2
  25. 47
  26. a homework planner
  27. 34
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a problem to solve
  32. 26
  33. 33
  34. 15
  35. No
  36. False
  37. False
  38. 5
  39. Yes
  40. 11

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