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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 675 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
  10. 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  11. 11.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  13. 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  16. 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
  20. 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
  21. 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.📊 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: 18 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  27. 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
  33. 33.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  37. 37.True or false: a page of random dots 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 “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes

Answer key

  1. wasting pocket money
  2. a medicine reminder
  3. 5
  4. Yes
  5. 61
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. 10
  8. a homework planner
  9. 9
  10. a lost-and-found board
  11. False
  12. a study-room finder
  13. ask possible users
  14. a blank grey screen
  15. 44
  16. Yes
  17. False
  18. the most common need
  19. 24
  20. an app that just says hi
  21. True
  22. 15
  23. a button with no action
  24. a lost-and-found board
  25. No
  26. missing the bus
  27. a bill splitter
  28. No
  29. 35
  30. 44
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. a bill splitter
  33. hard to use
  34. forgetting birthdays
  35. a bill splitter
  36. a study-room finder
  37. False
  38. 3
  39. a medicine reminder
  40. 28

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