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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 598 · 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) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  22. 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  26. 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  28. 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  40. 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. No
  2. “Kids forget homework”
  3. a free study-room finder
  4. No
  5. False
  6. 16
  7. a library due-date alert
  8. Yes
  9. hard to use
  10. a page of random dots
  11. losing water bottles
  12. the most common need
  13. 23
  14. an app that just says hi
  15. 26
  16. Yes
  17. a bill splitter
  18. no quiet study place
  19. a study-room finder
  20. 10
  21. missing the bus
  22. True
  23. a problem to solve
  24. 50
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. True
  27. 18
  28. False
  29. 63
  30. True
  31. False
  32. 3
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. wasting pocket money
  37. 4
  38. False
  39. wasting pocket money
  40. True

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