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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
- 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 18.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes - 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 32.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 37.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
Answer key
- no quiet study place
- False
- 36
- a medicine reminder
- False
- 12
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- False
- 57
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- a free study-room finder
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- forgetting birthdays
- ask possible users
- wasting pocket money
- 27
- Yes
- 38
- No
- 4
- Yes
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 42
- 39
- No
- 38
- a problem to solve
- 47
- 18
- a lost-and-found board
- 35
- False
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- 34
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