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?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 16.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 39.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
Answer key
- forgetting homework
- “Kids forget homework”
- missing the bus
- a free study-room finder
- True
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- 10
- a lost-and-found board
- a button with no action
- True
- False
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- a library due-date alert
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- No
- 49
- a medicine reminder
- No
- Yes
- the most common need
- an app that just says hi
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- 66
- forgetting homework
- 1
- 39
- a bill splitter
- 23
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- 11
- a study-room finder
- False
- wasting pocket money
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