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?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
- 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes - 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 23.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 26.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
- 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) very small
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 39.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- a medicine reminder
- a blank grey screen
- 11
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- False
- Yes
- a homework planner
- 67
- 8
- Yes
- a button with no action
- an app that just says hi
- 7
- No
- True
- 19
- 53
- 38
- forgetting homework
- 48
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- a free study-room finder
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- forgetting homework
- 22
- 7
- 6
- False
- 60
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