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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 721 · 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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  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? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
  7. 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 24 votes
  10. 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
  14. 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  18. 18.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 18 votes
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  31. 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
  32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
  34. 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 13 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  40. 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a blank grey screen
  2. 52
  3. Yes
  4. missing the bus
  5. Yes
  6. a page of random dots
  7. a problem to solve
  8. 43
  9. 3
  10. True
  11. a lost-and-found board
  12. No
  13. a medicine reminder
  14. hard to use
  15. a homework planner
  16. a medicine reminder
  17. a bill splitter
  18. False
  19. 44
  20. 14
  21. 45
  22. No
  23. 11
  24. no quiet study place
  25. a study-room finder
  26. an app that just says hi
  27. forgetting homework
  28. 36
  29. 4
  30. forgetting homework
  31. “Kids forget homework”
  32. False
  33. 35
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. a bill splitter
  36. 49
  37. 5
  38. 31
  39. a library due-date alert
  40. False

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