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 medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) a random need
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes - 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 37.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
- 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
Answer key
- Yes
- False
- False
- False
- the most common need
- 37
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- forgetting birthdays
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- a free study-room finder
- 35
- 37
- 49
- 33
- a button with no action
- No
- a blank grey screen
- 47
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- 42
- a page of random dots
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- losing water bottles
- a study-room finder
- missing the bus
- 10
- True
- 56
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- a homework planner
- ask possible users
- True
- 31
- no quiet study place
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