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.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
- 3.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 18.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (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?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 23.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 29.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 36.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 40.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
Answer key
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- True
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 9
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- 24
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- 14
- Yes
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- False
- False
- a button with no action
- True
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 43
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- True
- No
- a problem to solve
- a homework planner
- No
- missing the bus
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- False
- Yes
- 41
- 20
- “Kids forget homework”
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