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 is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 2.💡 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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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes - 17.💡 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
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 6 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 more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes - 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
- 34.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
- 35.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 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? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
Answer key
- “Kids forget homework”
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- True
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- an app that just says hi
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 38
- 2
- a homework planner
- 35
- Yes
- 3
- True
- 18
- False
- forgetting homework
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- No
- 44
- 3
- 15
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