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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 710 · 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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
  3. 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
  4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
  7. 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
  8. 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus
  11. 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
  12. 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  16. 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  19. 19.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  26. 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
  30. 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  35. 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
  36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen

Answer key

  1. a lost-and-found board
  2. a library due-date alert
  3. a problem to solve
  4. No
  5. an app that just says hi
  6. a free study-room finder
  7. hard to use
  8. a homework planner
  9. a page of random dots
  10. forgetting birthdays
  11. the most common need
  12. True
  13. a medicine reminder
  14. No
  15. forgetting birthdays
  16. a button with no action
  17. No
  18. missing the bus
  19. True
  20. a medicine reminder
  21. 17
  22. 3
  23. Yes
  24. 65
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. True
  27. False
  28. Yes
  29. 61
  30. True
  31. a lost-and-found board
  32. missing the bus
  33. losing water bottles
  34. 44
  35. ask possible users
  36. a bill splitter
  37. no quiet study place
  38. losing water bottles
  39. 48
  40. a lost-and-found board

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