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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
- 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 8.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 29.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 32.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes - 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- No
- 37
- Yes
- a library due-date alert
- a problem to solve
- the most common need
- False
- No
- False
- False
- a medicine reminder
- No
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- no quiet study place
- missing the bus
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- 43
- a button with no action
- 34
- a study-room finder
- 66
- forgetting birthdays
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- 56
- True
- True
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting homework
- hard to use
- 56
- 1
- 14
- a lost-and-found board
- 34
- 28
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