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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 615 · 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 page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  36. 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  37. 37.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 20
  3. 3
  4. forgetting birthdays
  5. 5
  6. 36
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. hard to use
  9. 15
  10. Yes
  11. Yes
  12. missing the bus
  13. an app that just says hi
  14. Yes
  15. 4
  16. Yes
  17. True
  18. No
  19. a free study-room finder
  20. 2
  21. a problem to solve
  22. a medicine reminder
  23. False
  24. a bill splitter
  25. wasting pocket money
  26. forgetting birthdays
  27. 7
  28. 7
  29. missing the bus
  30. 58
  31. a study-room finder
  32. 44
  33. 7
  34. 9
  35. no quiet study place
  36. ask possible users
  37. “Kids forget homework”
  38. Yes
  39. a study-room finder
  40. 1

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