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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 639 · 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 medicine reminder 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: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  14. 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  20. 20.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
  31. 31.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  33. 33.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  39. 39.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  40. 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. missing the bus
  3. a bill splitter
  4. 20
  5. a lost-and-found board
  6. forgetting homework
  7. Yes
  8. No
  9. No
  10. no quiet study place
  11. losing water bottles
  12. 3
  13. 38
  14. False
  15. False
  16. Yes
  17. True
  18. 8
  19. 39
  20. the most common need
  21. a problem to solve
  22. forgetting birthdays
  23. 38
  24. missing the bus
  25. False
  26. a lost-and-found board
  27. missing the bus
  28. 41
  29. True
  30. losing water bottles
  31. ask possible users
  32. 7
  33. False
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. 43
  36. losing water bottles
  37. 44
  38. a homework planner
  39. “Kids forget homework”
  40. True

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