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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 695 · 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 app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
  6. 6.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes     (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  8. 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  9. 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  13. 13.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  17. 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
  21. 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  22. 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes     (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes     (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
  35. 35.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles

Answer key

  1. a study-room finder
  2. 31
  3. an app that just says hi
  4. a free study-room finder
  5. a button with no action
  6. False
  7. no quiet study place
  8. a page of random dots
  9. a problem to solve
  10. 16
  11. no quiet study place
  12. 29
  13. True
  14. a medicine reminder
  15. forgetting homework
  16. 12
  17. False
  18. 25
  19. 2
  20. 57
  21. a study-room finder
  22. a lost-and-found board
  23. 11
  24. 44
  25. forgetting birthdays
  26. 46
  27. a library due-date alert
  28. no quiet study place
  29. Yes
  30. True
  31. “Kids forget homework”
  32. losing water bottles
  33. 58
  34. 8
  35. Yes
  36. True
  37. False
  38. ask possible users
  39. No
  40. losing water bottles

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