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 an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
- 20.💡 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 bill splitter
- 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 29.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 37.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
Answer key
- No
- losing water bottles
- 5
- no quiet study place
- 1
- missing the bus
- Yes
- the most common need
- 28
- missing the bus
- True
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- 17
- hard to use
- 2
- a free study-room finder
- 5
- a page of random dots
- a medicine reminder
- True
- No
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
- a problem to solve
- 3
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- “Kids forget homework”
- 14
- 26
- False
- a bill splitter
- True
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- a study-room finder
- 8
- missing the bus
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