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: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 2.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 7.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 library due-date alert
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 15.💡 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
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 17.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes - 29.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 32.💡 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
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 37.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 40.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- True
- 2
- “Kids forget homework”
- 23
- a library due-date alert
- a medicine reminder
- 1
- missing the bus
- forgetting homework
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- missing the bus
- hard to use
- 2
- False
- forgetting homework
- a study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- a blank grey screen
- a page of random dots
- False
- a study-room finder
- a medicine reminder
- 8
- True
- No
- 33
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- No
- 8
- missing the bus
- Yes
- a homework planner
- losing water bottles
- a problem to solve
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