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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 643 · 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? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  12. 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  15. 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  22. 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  35. 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 15
  3. 44
  4. missing the bus
  5. 7
  6. hard to use
  7. No
  8. False
  9. Yes
  10. missing the bus
  11. 35
  12. False
  13. a button with no action
  14. 2
  15. True
  16. forgetting homework
  17. a lost-and-found board
  18. no quiet study place
  19. losing water bottles
  20. a study-room finder
  21. a problem to solve
  22. True
  23. an app that just says hi
  24. a bill splitter
  25. the most common need
  26. False
  27. a library due-date alert
  28. 33
  29. True
  30. 61
  31. 2
  32. True
  33. 42
  34. 13
  35. True
  36. No
  37. 32
  38. a blank grey screen
  39. 1
  40. 12

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