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.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
- 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 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? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 33.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
- 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- “Kids forget homework”
- 6
- a homework planner
- 14
- an app that just says hi
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- 14
- No
- 69
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- False
- Yes
- a button with no action
- a study-room finder
- 35
- 51
- 25
- 3
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- 40
- hard to use
- False
- 1
- 40
- missing the bus
- 45
- False
- losing water bottles
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