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: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
- 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 10.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 18.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 24.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
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 29.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes - 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 38.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 40.💡 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
Answer key
- a homework planner
- missing the bus
- 30
- True
- 4
- “Kids forget homework”
- True
- False
- 38
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- an app that just says hi
- wasting pocket money
- 30
- a lost-and-found board
- 47
- 49
- False
- 9
- 22
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- 16
- No
- Yes
- True
- wasting pocket money
- a button with no action
- 8
- False
- a bill splitter
- 5
- missing the bus
- Yes
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
- ask possible users
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