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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 37.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- no quiet study place
- the most common need
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- wasting pocket money
- 47
- 3
- an app that just says hi
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- 10
- False
- a bill splitter
- hard to use
- Yes
- False
- forgetting homework
- 67
- False
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- a button with no action
- 37
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- 36
- a bill splitter
- “Kids forget homework”
- a page of random dots
- losing water bottles
- False
- True
- 51
- a lost-and-found board
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