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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 9.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
- 13.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
- 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 34.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- 1
- a study-room finder
- 8
- a free study-room finder
- a page of random dots
- 28
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- the most common need
- True
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- 18
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- 55
- No
- True
- False
- an app that just says hi
- False
- No
- 9
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- 16
- 20
- 11
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a button with no action
- 17
- a medicine reminder
- 59
- a study-room finder
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