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? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 20.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes - 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 31.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes - 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
Answer key
- 2
- 9
- No
- a library due-date alert
- 8
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- 33
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 5
- a medicine reminder
- hard to use
- True
- missing the bus
- no quiet study place
- ask possible users
- a free study-room finder
- 1
- 17
- a button with no action
- 14
- a homework planner
- 38
- 15
- True
- a study-room finder
- the most common need
- True
- a medicine reminder
- losing water bottles
- 62
- 42
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a homework planner
- 28
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