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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
- 16.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
- 34.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes - 39.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
Answer key
- a bill splitter
- forgetting birthdays
- “Kids forget homework”
- 54
- missing the bus
- forgetting homework
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- 2
- 4
- No
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- a blank grey screen
- an app that just says hi
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- 31
- forgetting birthdays
- 23
- False
- No
- 7
- Yes
- 13
- wasting pocket money
- ask possible users
- No
- a medicine reminder
- 34
- 8
- a free study-room finder
- True
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- a homework planner
- 22
- False
- 7
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