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 app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 5.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 15.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes - 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
- 25.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
- 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 33.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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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 36.💡 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
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- 2
- 7
- 30
- True
- a study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a bill splitter
- 27
- 7
- No
- a homework planner
- False
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- Yes
- 61
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- 29
- 40
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- hard to use
- 6
- a bill splitter
- forgetting birthdays
- a page of random dots
- the most common need
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting homework
- 14
- a medicine reminder
- 4
- 1
- 52
- 39
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