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