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 free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 23.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
- 27.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 21
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- 20
- 37
- a bill splitter
- 48
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 26
- 7
- False
- True
- 55
- forgetting homework
- a bill splitter
- 32
- No
- 1
- “Kids forget homework”
- 41
- a button with no action
- the most common need
- False
- Yes
- 12
- 14
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- 6
- False
- forgetting homework
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- 8
- 48
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