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 bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 8.💡 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 bill splitter
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (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 students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 32.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- Yes
- Yes
- ask possible users
- missing the bus
- 18
- hard to use
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- a button with no action
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- 41
- a homework planner
- No
- No
- a homework planner
- 16
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- a library due-date alert
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- missing the bus
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- a lost-and-found board
- 28
- 2
- a bill splitter
- 3
- 46
- True
- 7
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 37
- no quiet study place
- 14
- losing water bottles
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