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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
- 2.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 6.💡 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
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 12.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen 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 medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes - 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes - 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- hard to use
- True
- Yes
- True
- wasting pocket money
- the most common need
- wasting pocket money
- a lost-and-found board
- a homework planner
- a library due-date alert
- losing water bottles
- No
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- 55
- 21
- False
- True
- a blank grey screen
- a bill splitter
- No
- No
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- 7
- 53
- 54
- No
- a medicine reminder
- 20
- “Kids forget homework”
- 8
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- 37
- True
- 32
- False
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