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