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