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: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 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
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 16.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 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
- 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 21.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a study-room finder
- hard to use
- 51
- a bill splitter
- 43
- True
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- False
- True
- True
- No
- a homework planner
- True
- missing the bus
- False
- the most common need
- True
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- True
- a free study-room finder
- False
- 10
- a medicine reminder
- 17
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- No
- 9
- 46
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- a bill splitter
- “Kids forget homework”
- 38
- no quiet study place
- True
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