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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 670 · 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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
  3. 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  25. 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  28. 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  30. 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
  33. 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.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 free study-room finder
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
  38. 38.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter

Answer key

  1. ask possible users
  2. 47
  3. False
  4. forgetting birthdays
  5. an app that just says hi
  6. False
  7. a lost-and-found board
  8. No
  9. forgetting homework
  10. 3
  11. Yes
  12. False
  13. True
  14. 16
  15. a bill splitter
  16. hard to use
  17. 10
  18. 3
  19. wasting pocket money
  20. 28
  21. Yes
  22. missing the bus
  23. Yes
  24. forgetting birthdays
  25. False
  26. True
  27. the most common need
  28. “Kids forget homework”
  29. losing water bottles
  30. False
  31. forgetting homework
  32. 39
  33. a blank grey screen
  34. a free study-room finder
  35. 42
  36. 2
  37. 51
  38. False
  39. forgetting homework
  40. a homework planner

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