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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 21.💡 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
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 24.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 32.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- “Kids forget homework”
- losing water bottles
- hard to use
- 3
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- 21
- No
- an app that just says hi
- a page of random dots
- missing the bus
- wasting pocket money
- 12
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- ask possible users
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- No
- a library due-date alert
- the most common need
- a homework planner
- missing the bus
- 34
- No
- a blank grey screen
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- 8
- 38
- missing the bus
- 47
- 8
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