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.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes - 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 14.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 button with no action
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 16.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 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
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes - 19.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 38.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework
Answer key
- No
- True
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- 4
- 14
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- 52
- “Kids forget homework”
- 2
- 68
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- False
- a study-room finder
- 52
- False
- 15
- the most common need
- 19
- 1
- 7
- a library due-date alert
- a lost-and-found board
- 4
- a blank grey screen
- a button with no action
- a bill splitter
- 5
- a lost-and-found board
- 36
- a medicine reminder
- 10
- a homework planner
- 8
- No
- Yes
- forgetting homework
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