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