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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes - 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 35.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
Answer key
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- 49
- Yes
- Yes
- 36
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- True
- missing the bus
- 6
- an app that just says hi
- 29
- 8
- the most common need
- No
- a page of random dots
- 6
- a medicine reminder
- 16
- “Kids forget homework”
- a study-room finder
- forgetting birthdays
- False
- False
- losing water bottles
- 21
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- a homework planner
- 17
- 4
- 2
- Yes
- a button with no action
- No
- False
- 3
- a study-room finder
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