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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 648 · 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 bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  3. 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
  7. 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  19. 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  32. 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  35. 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  40. 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need

Answer key

  1. a bill splitter
  2. losing water bottles
  3. True
  4. a problem to solve
  5. a library due-date alert
  6. hard to use
  7. “Kids forget homework”
  8. Yes
  9. a medicine reminder
  10. no quiet study place
  11. No
  12. a lost-and-found board
  13. a blank grey screen
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. a bill splitter
  16. 17
  17. 4
  18. missing the bus
  19. Yes
  20. True
  21. False
  22. 12
  23. 27
  24. Yes
  25. 1
  26. wasting pocket money
  27. a study-room finder
  28. 11
  29. 3
  30. 14
  31. a button with no action
  32. ask possible users
  33. 38
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a free study-room finder
  38. 9
  39. 34
  40. the most common need

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