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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes - 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
- 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 17.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- 39
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- 55
- No
- 10
- ask possible users
- “Kids forget homework”
- 2
- the most common need
- No
- a button with no action
- 4
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- No
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 47
- a bill splitter
- a page of random dots
- 35
- wasting pocket money
- hard to use
- a free study-room finder
- 19
- an app that just says hi
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- no quiet study place
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- a homework planner
- Yes
- a homework planner
- 11
- 16
- forgetting birthdays
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