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 library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 15.💡 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
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 20.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes - 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 24.💡 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 study-room finder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
Answer key
- Yes
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- a bill splitter
- 35
- Yes
- No
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- Yes
- missing the bus
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- 39
- a medicine reminder
- 38
- ask possible users
- 64
- False
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- 35
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- False
- a study-room finder
- a free study-room finder
- 3
- 9
- a homework planner
- 30
- forgetting homework
- 39
- 4
- 6
- 4
- the most common need
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