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.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 2.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 medicine reminder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 10.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 18.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 26.💡 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
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 30.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- 50
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- 19
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- True
- a problem to solve
- a blank grey screen
- the most common need
- a homework planner
- a study-room finder
- No
- 2
- hard to use
- 1
- Yes
- 33
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- 14
- a study-room finder
- ask possible users
- False
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- True
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- 47
- missing the bus
- 5
- 34
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- True
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