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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 2.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
- 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 lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes - 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.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 page of random dots
- 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- No
- a study-room finder
- a free study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- No
- Yes
- False
- 47
- 40
- False
- 47
- 3
- True
- 9
- False
- 4
- Yes
- 65
- a bill splitter
- 8
- False
- a page of random dots
- a problem to solve
- a study-room finder
- 14
- Yes
- 5
- losing water bottles
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- True
- 35
- an app that just says hi
- wasting pocket money
- losing water bottles
- True
- 26
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