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) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (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
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 34.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
Answer key
- hard to use
- 30
- a bill splitter
- forgetting birthdays
- a blank grey screen
- a button with no action
- forgetting birthdays
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- a page of random dots
- 22
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- No
- No
- 8
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- wasting pocket money
- 49
- False
- 3
- ask possible users
- 36
- No
- 5
- True
- a free study-room finder
- 46
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- 6
- 48
- a problem to solve
- 4
- 9
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