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.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 8.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 13.💡 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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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
- 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 18.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes - 20.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- Yes
- 35
- 46
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- 35
- False
- 6
- losing water bottles
- no quiet study place
- 8
- a problem to solve
- 12
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 58
- the most common need
- Yes
- 19
- True
- wasting pocket money
- No
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- a page of random dots
- 48
- True
- True
- a study-room finder
- False
- True
- a button with no action
- 44
- 5
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