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) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 37.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 39.True or false: a medicine reminder 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 homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
Answer key
- a free study-room finder
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 6
- a blank grey screen
- No
- True
- 4
- a homework planner
- 23
- 67
- No
- an app that just says hi
- False
- losing water bottles
- No
- False
- 22
- a problem to solve
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- a page of random dots
- forgetting homework
- 14
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- 47
- Yes
- 7
- False
- 36
- 2
- 1
- ask possible users
- a study-room finder
- False
- 12
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