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 lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
- 7.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 medicine reminder
- 8.💡 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
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
- 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 29.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
Answer key
- True
- Yes
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- a button with no action
- a library due-date alert
- a blank grey screen
- the most common need
- 47
- No
- False
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- True
- No
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 53
- hard to use
- False
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 21
- True
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- 42
- False
- No
- a problem to solve
- False
- forgetting homework
- 51
- 30
- False
- a bill splitter
- forgetting birthdays
- wasting pocket money
- 12
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