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: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 34.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- 11
- missing the bus
- 20
- 38
- 5
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- True
- 13
- a free study-room finder
- No
- False
- Yes
- a button with no action
- 7
- forgetting homework
- a library due-date alert
- 11
- losing water bottles
- True
- Yes
- 3
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- False
- the most common need
- 3
- 44
- No
- No
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting homework
- 46
- 1
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