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) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 12.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 24.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 37.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
Answer key
- a button with no action
- a problem to solve
- No
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- False
- the most common need
- True
- a homework planner
- no quiet study place
- a free study-room finder
- True
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- “Kids forget homework”
- 48
- Yes
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- no quiet study place
- 56
- 33
- True
- a bill splitter
- 18
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- no quiet study place
- a page of random dots
- forgetting homework
- False
- a blank grey screen
- 18
- 16
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