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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 616 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  6. 6.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  9. 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  14. 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  18. 18.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
  19. 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  22. 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  26. 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  31. 31.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  34. 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder

Answer key

  1. a medicine reminder
  2. True
  3. losing water bottles
  4. an app that just says hi
  5. missing the bus
  6. True
  7. 1
  8. a page of random dots
  9. True
  10. 5
  11. 12
  12. 37
  13. 30
  14. True
  15. 22
  16. missing the bus
  17. forgetting homework
  18. a problem to solve
  19. False
  20. Yes
  21. a study-room finder
  22. “Kids forget homework”
  23. No
  24. False
  25. 38
  26. True
  27. 48
  28. Yes
  29. Yes
  30. 20
  31. False
  32. 16
  33. 41
  34. ask possible users
  35. forgetting homework
  36. a lost-and-found board
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. 37
  40. a button with no action

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