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?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.💡 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 homework planner
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 23.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 medicine reminder
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 30.💡 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
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
Answer key
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- 16
- True
- 4
- “Kids forget homework”
- a button with no action
- No
- No
- hard to use
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- ask possible users
- 40
- False
- 55
- Yes
- 38
- a medicine reminder
- a blank grey screen
- 17
- a free study-room finder
- False
- True
- 41
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- True
- 7
- missing the bus
- a library due-date alert
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- 27
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