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 button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 19.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 22.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
- 23.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- No
- No
- False
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- 44
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- 45
- 11
- a blank grey screen
- wasting pocket money
- 4
- Yes
- False
- True
- 62
- a medicine reminder
- False
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- missing the bus
- a study-room finder
- no quiet study place
- hard to use
- a problem to solve
- True
- No
- Yes
- 40
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting homework
- 9
- forgetting birthdays
- 29
- 4
- Yes
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