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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 617 · 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 no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
  3. 3.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  6. 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  12. 12.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  18. 18.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes

Answer key

  1. True
  2. an app that just says hi
  3. False
  4. 30
  5. 55
  6. False
  7. No
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 59
  11. 5
  12. a problem to solve
  13. forgetting homework
  14. 43
  15. wasting pocket money
  16. a lost-and-found board
  17. 8
  18. ask possible users
  19. a library due-date alert
  20. a page of random dots
  21. True
  22. “Kids forget homework”
  23. Yes
  24. wasting pocket money
  25. a button with no action
  26. Yes
  27. a homework planner
  28. No
  29. 1
  30. 29
  31. 5
  32. losing water bottles
  33. 40
  34. True
  35. 1
  36. Yes
  37. 12
  38. 48
  39. 7
  40. 13

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