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 app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 7.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 15.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 21.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes - 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- the most common need
- 2
- False
- wasting pocket money
- True
- 10
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- 34
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- a library due-date alert
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- ask possible users
- 39
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- 15
- missing the bus
- True
- No
- an app that just says hi
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- a free study-room finder
- False
- 50
- No
- a medicine reminder
- No
- 36
- wasting pocket money
- False
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