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? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
- 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
- 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
- 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
Answer key
- missing the bus
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- 9
- No
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- an app that just says hi
- ask possible users
- False
- False
- Yes
- the most common need
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- No
- no quiet study place
- True
- wasting pocket money
- a page of random dots
- a blank grey screen
- False
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- 38
- 5
- a study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- 29
- 16
- forgetting homework
- No
- 6
- 5
- 7
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