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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 625 · 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 library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  15. 15.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  17. 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  21. 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  26. 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  28. 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  37. 37.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. losing water bottles
  3. 17
  4. No
  5. a medicine reminder
  6. 10
  7. No
  8. 36
  9. a button with no action
  10. a lost-and-found board
  11. 4
  12. a homework planner
  13. a lost-and-found board
  14. missing the bus
  15. No
  16. a free study-room finder
  17. True
  18. True
  19. Yes
  20. a study-room finder
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. 20
  25. 37
  26. a problem to solve
  27. 37
  28. a medicine reminder
  29. 4
  30. True
  31. a page of random dots
  32. Yes
  33. the most common need
  34. 34
  35. ask possible users
  36. a medicine reminder
  37. True
  38. No
  39. a bill splitter
  40. 29

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