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