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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes - 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
- 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 34.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- 44
- a study-room finder
- a library due-date alert
- a blank grey screen
- 33
- ask possible users
- 43
- 31
- a bill splitter
- 46
- 15
- True
- Yes
- 41
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- the most common need
- False
- No
- 1
- an app that just says hi
- losing water bottles
- True
- Yes
- Yes
- True
- a homework planner
- 1
- a medicine reminder
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- True
- 2
- 51
- False
- False
- 17
- 9
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