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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 16.💡 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
- 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
- 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
Answer key
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- 48
- True
- No
- a button with no action
- No
- Yes
- True
- No
- wasting pocket money
- 1
- forgetting birthdays
- a problem to solve
- 3
- hard to use
- False
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- No
- the most common need
- ask possible users
- 32
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- 5
- 7
- 41
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 14
- no quiet study place
- a free study-room finder
- a homework planner
- 10
- 2
- a bill splitter
- a page of random dots
- 20
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