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