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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 642 · 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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  10. 10.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
  23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. an app that just says hi
  3. No
  4. Yes
  5. 38
  6. hard to use
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. 54
  9. a homework planner
  10. False
  11. No
  12. a button with no action
  13. No
  14. a bill splitter
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. 5
  17. 52
  18. losing water bottles
  19. Yes
  20. False
  21. 4
  22. 13
  23. True
  24. no quiet study place
  25. a bill splitter
  26. 45
  27. a medicine reminder
  28. a blank grey screen
  29. 5
  30. Yes
  31. 11
  32. 2
  33. 15
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. False
  36. missing the bus
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. 20
  39. 5
  40. 41

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