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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 7.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 10.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 23.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 25.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes - 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
Answer key
- a free study-room finder
- losing water bottles
- missing the bus
- a blank grey screen
- a problem to solve
- losing water bottles
- False
- 38
- 45
- True
- 17
- a medicine reminder
- 4
- Yes
- True
- Yes
- 18
- Yes
- a button with no action
- an app that just says hi
- the most common need
- 26
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- False
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- wasting pocket money
- 6
- Yes
- 13
- No
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- 5
- 39
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