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 page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 7.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 10.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 36.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 free study-room finder
- 37.💡 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
- 38.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
Answer key
- No
- Yes
- a button with no action
- a medicine reminder
- False
- a library due-date alert
- False
- 37
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- 14
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- 1
- missing the bus
- 9
- a study-room finder
- 3
- No
- wasting pocket money
- 54
- 36
- no quiet study place
- 19
- 13
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
- a bill splitter
- 12
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- False
- a study-room finder
- 13
- 61
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- True
- Yes
- 38
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