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.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 4.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 7.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 11.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 15.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 17.💡 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
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 35.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
Answer key
- No
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- True
- a library due-date alert
- losing water bottles
- True
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- 33
- False
- an app that just says hi
- 8
- a free study-room finder
- ask possible users
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- a lost-and-found board
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- missing the bus
- no quiet study place
- No
- 21
- forgetting homework
- 9
- 44
- No
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 52
- hard to use
- False
- no quiet study place
- no quiet study place
- 8
- a button with no action
- losing water bottles
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