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