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 no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
- 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
- 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes - 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 28.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
Answer key
- a button with no action
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- ask possible users
- a page of random dots
- False
- a blank grey screen
- 5
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- False
- 31
- wasting pocket money
- an app that just says hi
- missing the bus
- True
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- a homework planner
- True
- No
- a bill splitter
- True
- wasting pocket money
- 13
- 12
- hard to use
- True
- forgetting homework
- 36
- 48
- Yes
- the most common need
- 5
- 12
- 53
- wasting pocket money
- a problem to solve
- a study-room finder
- 2
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