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.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes - 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 28.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 35.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 38.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- ask possible users
- 9
- False
- a blank grey screen
- 48
- 5
- True
- 8
- wasting pocket money
- no quiet study place
- No
- False
- Yes
- 9
- 55
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 13
- Yes
- True
- 1
- 4
- a study-room finder
- a medicine reminder
- 52
- a button with no action
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- losing water bottles
- 37
- 42
- 42
- a bill splitter
- missing the bus
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 33
- Yes
- No
- True
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