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 app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
- 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 38.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- No
- a page of random dots
- a medicine reminder
- hard to use
- Yes
- the most common need
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a problem to solve
- a blank grey screen
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 49
- a bill splitter
- True
- 20
- False
- a bill splitter
- 37
- an app that just says hi
- a study-room finder
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- 2
- 2
- 4
- False
- 6
- 10
- forgetting birthdays
- 12
- True
- Yes
- 16
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