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 is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 12.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 14.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 30.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 36.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
Answer key
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- an app that just says hi
- missing the bus
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- 11
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 11
- Yes
- 34
- No
- No
- 50
- ask possible users
- no quiet study place
- missing the bus
- a library due-date alert
- 51
- a study-room finder
- no quiet study place
- 3
- 21
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 8
- 11
- a problem to solve
- missing the bus
- a button with no action
- 46
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- 3
- True
- False
- 48
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