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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 636 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  2. 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  3. 3.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  15. 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  19. 19.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  30. 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  33. 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  35. 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus

Answer key

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

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