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?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 2.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 19.True or false: a page of random dots solves no 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: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
Answer key
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- Yes
- missing the bus
- True
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- False
- 17
- a study-room finder
- 7
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- 39
- No
- a homework planner
- True
- missing the bus
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- a problem to solve
- a medicine reminder
- 57
- a homework planner
- losing water bottles
- 7
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- 12
- 43
- a study-room finder
- 3
- No
- 29
- 55
- a lost-and-found board
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