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.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
- 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 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
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 21.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 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 study-room finder
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the most common need
- False
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- False
- a problem to solve
- True
- an app that just says hi
- missing the bus
- Yes
- 10
- a bill splitter
- 30
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- a page of random dots
- 3
- Yes
- hard to use
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 41
- 3
- missing the bus
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
- a library due-date alert
- 36
- 66
- no quiet study place
- 5
- 6
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- 34
- False
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