App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas
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.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 2.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
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 6.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 8.💡 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
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 13.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 medicine reminder
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
- 26.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- 14
- a button with no action
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- hard to use
- 63
- a library due-date alert
- losing water bottles
- a study-room finder
- an app that just says hi
- a medicine reminder
- 3
- losing water bottles
- 19
- forgetting homework
- False
- Yes
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- 34
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- False
- a free study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- the most common need
- 14
- 52
- a lost-and-found board
- no quiet study place
- True
- True
- a bill splitter
- 45
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