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 button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes - 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💡 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
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 35.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- True
- losing water bottles
- 50
- ask possible users
- the most common need
- missing the bus
- a library due-date alert
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- 12
- 4
- missing the bus
- a page of random dots
- a blank grey screen
- False
- an app that just says hi
- a homework planner
- 46
- No
- False
- hard to use
- a lost-and-found board
- losing water bottles
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- 12
- No
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- True
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- False
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- 30
- 44
- losing water bottles
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