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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 5.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 8.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes - 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 30.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 33.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 35.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
Answer key
- No
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- 42
- False
- 20
- a problem to solve
- False
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a homework planner
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 2
- Yes
- 17
- 32
- No
- a study-room finder
- 9
- True
- True
- a study-room finder
- 56
- missing the bus
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- forgetting birthdays
- wasting pocket money
- True
- 2
- False
- 45
- a library due-date alert
- a medicine reminder
- the most common need
- 52
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