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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 662 · 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 cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder 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: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  18. 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
  26. 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  29. 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  32. 32.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  37. 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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