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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
- 24.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 30.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 39.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- ask possible users
- False
- No
- 56
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- a button with no action
- the most common need
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 41
- True
- a blank grey screen
- 8
- 18
- a homework planner
- No
- 3
- 37
- a study-room finder
- a problem to solve
- a library due-date alert
- False
- 1
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- False
- 19
- False
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- 38
- no quiet study place
- 5
- 10
- a free study-room finder
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- True
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