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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

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

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. wasting pocket money
  3. a homework planner
  4. No
  5. 52
  6. hard to use
  7. an app that just says hi
  8. a homework planner
  9. a bill splitter
  10. losing water bottles
  11. False
  12. 62
  13. a lost-and-found board
  14. False
  15. no quiet study place
  16. 6
  17. a bill splitter
  18. a button with no action
  19. 68
  20. a page of random dots
  21. a study-room finder
  22. a bill splitter
  23. 35
  24. 2
  25. Yes
  26. a library due-date alert
  27. 19
  28. 42
  29. 4
  30. 39
  31. a medicine reminder
  32. forgetting birthdays
  33. 45
  34. 16
  35. 5
  36. 6
  37. False
  38. a medicine reminder
  39. Yes
  40. 40

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