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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 82 · 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: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  2. 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  5. 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
  6. 6.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  14. 14.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 15 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
  16. 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
  23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
  27. 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  31. 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework
  38. 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes

Answer key

  1. a homework planner
  2. No
  3. no quiet study place
  4. no quiet study place
  5. hard to use
  6. False
  7. Yes
  8. False
  9. wasting pocket money
  10. a medicine reminder
  11. a study-room finder
  12. 24
  13. missing the bus
  14. True
  15. 32
  16. True
  17. a lost-and-found board
  18. 41
  19. ask possible users
  20. a medicine reminder
  21. Yes
  22. a problem to solve
  23. Yes
  24. the most common need
  25. 3
  26. 17
  27. a button with no action
  28. missing the bus
  29. True
  30. a study-room finder
  31. a blank grey screen
  32. Yes
  33. No
  34. losing water bottles
  35. an app that just says hi
  36. losing water bottles
  37. forgetting birthdays
  38. True
  39. no quiet study place
  40. 52

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