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.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
- 14.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) very small
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 21.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.💡 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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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- Yes
- False
- No
- a problem to solve
- 16
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- a blank grey screen
- a study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 30
- losing water bottles
- hard to use
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting homework
- a study-room finder
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- 54
- No
- a medicine reminder
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 18
- False
- Yes
- a homework planner
- 15
- 12
- missing the bus
- 32
- 31
- a bill splitter
- a page of random dots
- a button with no action
- 17
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