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: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 2.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes - 12.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
- 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
- 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 20.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes - 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 31.True or false: a lost-and-found board 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?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- a study-room finder
- False
- wasting pocket money
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting birthdays
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- 13
- No
- 10
- 29
- False
- a free study-room finder
- a problem to solve
- hard to use
- 52
- No
- forgetting homework
- 22
- False
- 10
- the most common need
- no quiet study place
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- wasting pocket money
- 17
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- 2
- True
- wasting pocket money
- False
- ask possible users
- No
- 5
- a study-room finder
- 51
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
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