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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 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 bill splitter
- 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes - 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
- 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
Answer key
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- 13
- losing water bottles
- False
- False
- Yes
- False
- 45
- wasting pocket money
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- wasting pocket money
- a page of random dots
- 2
- ask possible users
- 2
- hard to use
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- True
- 12
- “Kids forget homework”
- 3
- a study-room finder
- 53
- an app that just says hi
- a problem to solve
- a blank grey screen
- 1
- a button with no action
- 14
- 37
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