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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 638 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
  2. 2.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  9. 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  11. 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  18. 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  20. 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  22. 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  33. 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  38. 38.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. ask possible users
  2. True
  3. a page of random dots
  4. 12
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. no quiet study place
  8. a lost-and-found board
  9. True
  10. a button with no action
  11. False
  12. a study-room finder
  13. a problem to solve
  14. 34
  15. 43
  16. No
  17. an app that just says hi
  18. True
  19. 2
  20. hard to use
  21. 52
  22. “Kids forget homework”
  23. 18
  24. 40
  25. 20
  26. False
  27. the most common need
  28. 11
  29. a library due-date alert
  30. a study-room finder
  31. No
  32. a medicine reminder
  33. True
  34. 1
  35. False
  36. 30
  37. a free study-room finder
  38. True
  39. a lost-and-found board
  40. No

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