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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 26.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 33.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 38.💡 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
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
Answer key
- a blank grey screen
- a button with no action
- 16
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- losing water bottles
- a problem to solve
- a homework planner
- a medicine reminder
- 33
- No
- 1
- 9
- 46
- 40
- forgetting birthdays
- no quiet study place
- an app that just says hi
- 54
- 50
- a study-room finder
- the most common need
- No
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- True
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- hard to use
- 13
- 23
- Yes
- False
- 13
- 1
- 50
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- 2
- 19
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