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 “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 16.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 34.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- 18
- forgetting homework
- the most common need
- 4
- hard to use
- Yes
- 4
- ask possible users
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- 16
- False
- 43
- wasting pocket money
- 36
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- 2
- Yes
- False
- 36
- missing the bus
- no quiet study place
- True
- Yes
- a library due-date alert
- an app that just says hi
- 1
- forgetting birthdays
- 2
- No
- 53
- False
- 9
- a homework planner
- 4
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- No
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