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 free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 23.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
Answer key
- an app that just says hi
- a medicine reminder
- “Kids forget homework”
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
- 50
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- a homework planner
- True
- 17
- hard to use
- missing the bus
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- True
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- 16
- 18
- ask possible users
- forgetting homework
- No
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- No
- 34
- forgetting homework
- 39
- a library due-date alert
- 54
- 33
- missing the bus
- False
- 1
- 38
- 15
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