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? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 28.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
Answer key
- no quiet study place
- False
- 3
- False
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- 3
- Yes
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- 10
- hard to use
- 68
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- 48
- losing water bottles
- the most common need
- Yes
- 12
- 2
- a library due-date alert
- a lost-and-found board
- a problem to solve
- True
- 28
- forgetting homework
- True
- a page of random dots
- a homework planner
- “Kids forget homework”
- a button with no action
- Yes
- No
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- 6
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