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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 87 · 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.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  3. 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
  4. 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  6. 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
  7. 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
  9. 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
  12. 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
  15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  17. 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
  18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
  21. 21.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  24. 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  26. 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
  27. 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
  28. 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  29. 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays
  34. 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 10 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  39. 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  40. 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. a bill splitter
  3. the most common need
  4. True
  5. a free study-room finder
  6. hard to use
  7. a medicine reminder
  8. a problem to solve
  9. a library due-date alert
  10. No
  11. a study-room finder
  12. Yes
  13. False
  14. 1
  15. a lost-and-found board
  16. forgetting homework
  17. a button with no action
  18. a lost-and-found board
  19. 44
  20. 45
  21. No
  22. False
  23. a homework planner
  24. an app that just says hi
  25. 34
  26. a medicine reminder
  27. ask possible users
  28. a blank grey screen
  29. True
  30. 5
  31. 28
  32. 4
  33. losing water bottles
  34. True
  35. False
  36. “Kids forget homework”
  37. 4
  38. 36
  39. a bill splitter
  40. Yes

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