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: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 7.💡 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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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 16.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 20.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes - 32.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 38.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 library due-date alert
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
Answer key
- False
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- 37
- forgetting birthdays
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- 3
- losing water bottles
- 58
- 25
- a homework planner
- No
- 12
- missing the bus
- False
- True
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- False
- 35
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- False
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- ask possible users
- 25
- a lost-and-found board
- 60
- 7
- the most common need
- 7
- a study-room finder
- missing the bus
- Yes
- No
- a library due-date alert
- a homework planner
- a blank grey screen
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