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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 66 · 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: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
  8. 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  11. 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  16. 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
  17. 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  25. 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  27. 27.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  38. 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  39. 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. No
  3. No
  4. Yes
  5. Yes
  6. the most common need
  7. a button with no action
  8. True
  9. hard to use
  10. a medicine reminder
  11. False
  12. Yes
  13. a lost-and-found board
  14. 2
  15. 6
  16. ask possible users
  17. “Kids forget homework”
  18. Yes
  19. 5
  20. a study-room finder
  21. forgetting birthdays
  22. 9
  23. a free study-room finder
  24. 18
  25. True
  26. losing water bottles
  27. False
  28. 15
  29. 12
  30. 44
  31. losing water bottles
  32. a blank grey screen
  33. No
  34. 43
  35. 12
  36. no quiet study place
  37. no quiet study place
  38. a medicine reminder
  39. False
  40. 9

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