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 no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 5.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 page of random dots
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 12.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 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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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 22.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 25.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
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes - 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes - 40.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a button with no action
- a study-room finder
- the most common need
- 7
- a medicine reminder
- No
- False
- a blank grey screen
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- no quiet study place
- True
- True
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- 50
- Yes
- False
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- a homework planner
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- an app that just says hi
- 47
- 5
- 6
- 43
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- 2
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a study-room finder
- False
- 4
- False
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