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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 8.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 27.💡 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 study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 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 medicine reminder
- 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- 12
- 16
- True
- 13
- 4
- a lost-and-found board
- ask possible users
- No
- No
- a bill splitter
- No
- forgetting homework
- 22
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- the most common need
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- False
- False
- 37
- a button with no action
- wasting pocket money
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- 27
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- 19
- a medicine reminder
- an app that just says hi
- True
- a blank grey screen
- 15
- 2
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