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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 676 · 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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
  8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  16. 16.💡 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 lost-and-found board
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  21. 21.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
  27. 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  32. 32.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  40. 40.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app

Answer key

  1. a library due-date alert
  2. No
  3. 54
  4. False
  5. Yes
  6. No
  7. a button with no action
  8. False
  9. 1
  10. False
  11. 6
  12. 43
  13. False
  14. a bill splitter
  15. 4
  16. a study-room finder
  17. Yes
  18. a medicine reminder
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. False
  22. Yes
  23. True
  24. 47
  25. 45
  26. 57
  27. True
  28. 1
  29. a lost-and-found board
  30. 19
  31. a homework planner
  32. a problem to solve
  33. 42
  34. 41
  35. 31
  36. a page of random dots
  37. 14
  38. forgetting homework
  39. 8
  40. ask possible users

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