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 bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 9.💡 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
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.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) a button with no action
- 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 22.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 bill splitter
- 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 26.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
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- False
- No
- a free study-room finder
- 26
- a study-room finder
- 38
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- No
- a button with no action
- “Kids forget homework”
- 46
- no quiet study place
- wasting pocket money
- the most common need
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- 47
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- an app that just says hi
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- No
- False
- Yes
- Yes
- 5
- 3
- a study-room finder
- ask possible users
- forgetting birthdays
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- 35
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