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 students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes - 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 4.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 10.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 32.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
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- a page of random dots
- losing water bottles
- No
- missing the bus
- hard to use
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- a study-room finder
- 37
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- no quiet study place
- wasting pocket money
- ask possible users
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- 42
- a blank grey screen
- a free study-room finder
- False
- forgetting homework
- a bill splitter
- a homework planner
- True
- Yes
- 30
- a button with no action
- a homework planner
- “Kids forget homework”
- 35
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- False
- 15
- losing water bottles
- 32
- Yes
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