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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 93 · 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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
  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 lost-and-found board
  3. 3.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  4. 4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  8. 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
  9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
  14. 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
  19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
  20. 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
  23. 23.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes     (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 8 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
  29. 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
  31. 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes     (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
  37. 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
  40. 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. a lost-and-found board
  3. hard to use
  4. 39
  5. No
  6. a library due-date alert
  7. 15
  8. a problem to solve
  9. 26
  10. a page of random dots
  11. 9
  12. a medicine reminder
  13. a homework planner
  14. a bill splitter
  15. 5
  16. forgetting birthdays
  17. No
  18. 5
  19. a blank grey screen
  20. True
  21. ask possible users
  22. 36
  23. False
  24. forgetting birthdays
  25. a medicine reminder
  26. 41
  27. no quiet study place
  28. 1
  29. a study-room finder
  30. a bill splitter
  31. Yes
  32. 30
  33. Yes
  34. 35
  35. 7
  36. forgetting birthdays
  37. False
  38. No
  39. 2
  40. a medicine reminder

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