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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 693 · 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 more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
  2. 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  3. 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  5. 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
  6. 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
  7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  11. 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  13. 13.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
  23. 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
  28. 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  34. 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  37. 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. ask possible users
  3. Yes
  4. 59
  5. “Kids forget homework”
  6. a problem to solve
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. 1
  9. a lost-and-found board
  10. forgetting homework
  11. False
  12. losing water bottles
  13. No
  14. forgetting homework
  15. 55
  16. a bill splitter
  17. False
  18. an app that just says hi
  19. 31
  20. a homework planner
  21. 23
  22. wasting pocket money
  23. a lost-and-found board
  24. 12
  25. 14
  26. Yes
  27. the most common need
  28. False
  29. No
  30. False
  31. No
  32. missing the bus
  33. no quiet study place
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. a study-room finder
  37. a page of random dots
  38. 25
  39. 30
  40. a library due-date alert

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