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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes - 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 8.💡 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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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 40.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 blank grey screen
Answer key
- 7
- False
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a homework planner
- Yes
- 19
- ask possible users
- 30
- 11
- missing the bus
- a bill splitter
- a free study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- a study-room finder
- 37
- no quiet study place
- 35
- True
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- 8
- Yes
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- 11
- 28
- an app that just says hi
- True
- 39
- no quiet study place
- 7
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- No
- 21
- 32
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
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