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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 4.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
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes - 15.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes - 17.💡 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
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes - 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 22.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
Answer key
- False
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- 36
- 17
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- a bill splitter
- 2
- a page of random dots
- False
- 13
- No
- 26
- hard to use
- 17
- “Kids forget homework”
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- False
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- No
- True
- 36
- 13
- a study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- 56
- 50
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting homework
- 6
- 36
- a homework planner
- a free study-room finder
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