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 button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 6.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 8.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 14.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
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 30.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 32.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes - 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
Answer key
- False
- 19
- True
- 19
- a button with no action
- False
- forgetting homework
- True
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- an app that just says hi
- 44
- a study-room finder
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- 35
- No
- no quiet study place
- ask possible users
- 1
- False
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- 1
- False
- a problem to solve
- 3
- Yes
- True
- a medicine reminder
- hard to use
- 15
- 34
- forgetting homework
- 53
- No
- wasting pocket money
- 50
- the most common need
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