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?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes - 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 25.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
Answer key
- losing water bottles
- a free study-room finder
- 4
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- 37
- a bill splitter
- No
- 5
- 45
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- True
- No
- False
- hard to use
- an app that just says hi
- a button with no action
- wasting pocket money
- 50
- a lost-and-found board
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 21
- 54
- False
- 7
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 53
- a study-room finder
- “Kids forget homework”
- a lost-and-found board
- a homework planner
- False
- 12
- the most common need
- 10
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