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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 8.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💡 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
- 10.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 12.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
- 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
- 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
- 32.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
Answer key
- No
- losing water bottles
- False
- False
- No
- 25
- missing the bus
- False
- a bill splitter
- False
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- 43
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
- a button with no action
- False
- a bill splitter
- 38
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- hard to use
- False
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- a medicine reminder
- a free study-room finder
- True
- True
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
- 54
- 17
- a lost-and-found board
- 58
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