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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 647 · 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  4. 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  10. 10.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  12. 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  28. 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 13 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?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  37. 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes

Answer key

  1. a bill splitter
  2. 15
  3. a bill splitter
  4. a medicine reminder
  5. “Kids forget homework”
  6. 47
  7. 9
  8. No
  9. no quiet study place
  10. True
  11. no quiet study place
  12. False
  13. 68
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. Yes
  17. No
  18. 12
  19. 9
  20. Yes
  21. a library due-date alert
  22. No
  23. False
  24. a study-room finder
  25. 33
  26. hard to use
  27. 1
  28. ask possible users
  29. False
  30. 57
  31. 21
  32. 7
  33. False
  34. losing water bottles
  35. a homework planner
  36. 1
  37. the most common need
  38. 25
  39. wasting pocket money
  40. 2

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