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 long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
- 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes - 16.💡 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
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 19.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 20.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
- 30.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 lost-and-found board
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- 6
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- 6
- a blank grey screen
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 42
- 18
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- a medicine reminder
- the most common need
- False
- 4
- 1
- forgetting homework
- 18
- No
- missing the bus
- a free study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- ask possible users
- a button with no action
- 17
- 44
- 56
- 4
- 32
- an app that just says hi
- no quiet study place
- True
- 12
- True
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