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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 686 · 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: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
  3. 3.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  8. 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
  11. 11.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  16. 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  25. 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
  30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  32. 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  33. 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  35. 35.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  37. 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  38. 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.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 bill splitter
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 14
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. hard to use
  7. a homework planner
  8. the most common need
  9. a bill splitter
  10. 52
  11. No
  12. 52
  13. True
  14. 7
  15. losing water bottles
  16. True
  17. a problem to solve
  18. wasting pocket money
  19. a button with no action
  20. losing water bottles
  21. Yes
  22. 1
  23. No
  24. missing the bus
  25. True
  26. missing the bus
  27. losing water bottles
  28. ask possible users
  29. 4
  30. Yes
  31. missing the bus
  32. an app that just says hi
  33. a homework planner
  34. 16
  35. “Kids forget homework”
  36. 32
  37. a medicine reminder
  38. True
  39. a page of random dots
  40. a lost-and-found board

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