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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 685 · 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? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  6. 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
  9. 9.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
  22. 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
  27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes     (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles
  29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
  32. 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 23 votes

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 34
  3. a blank grey screen
  4. 2
  5. missing the bus
  6. No
  7. False
  8. ask possible users
  9. True
  10. 53
  11. no quiet study place
  12. wasting pocket money
  13. True
  14. Yes
  15. False
  16. a problem to solve
  17. 7
  18. a homework planner
  19. wasting pocket money
  20. a study-room finder
  21. a lost-and-found board
  22. True
  23. hard to use
  24. False
  25. True
  26. 17
  27. Yes
  28. forgetting birthdays
  29. True
  30. False
  31. 3
  32. a medicine reminder
  33. 19
  34. forgetting homework
  35. a medicine reminder
  36. a lost-and-found board
  37. 45
  38. 18
  39. a homework planner
  40. 39

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