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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 24.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 35.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- 35
- a lost-and-found board
- 5
- No
- 58
- a medicine reminder
- 45
- 62
- 47
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- False
- True
- a homework planner
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- 3
- the most common need
- 16
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- 45
- forgetting homework
- No
- 11
- no quiet study place
- True
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- False
- False
- 11
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- hard to use
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