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?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
- 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 6.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 page of random dots
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.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 free study-room finder
- 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
12.📊 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: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 13.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes - 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- hard to use
- the most common need
- a library due-date alert
- a homework planner
- a free study-room finder
- ask possible users
- forgetting homework
- 17
- 2
- False
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- 7
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- No
- a medicine reminder
- a blank grey screen
- a bill splitter
- 50
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 43
- 37
- 48
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 35
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- False
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