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 lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 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? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- 43
- 33
- forgetting homework
- “Kids forget homework”
- a problem to solve
- No
- 16
- forgetting homework
- False
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- 33
- True
- Yes
- a homework planner
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- a button with no action
- Yes
- 30
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- No
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- 1
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- the most common need
- 18
- False
- a study-room finder
- a page of random dots
- 46
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