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.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes - 4.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes - 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 28.💡 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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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
Answer key
- True
- 22
- 68
- Yes
- a homework planner
- No
- No
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- No
- 7
- ask possible users
- Yes
- 19
- a lost-and-found board
- 10
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- a study-room finder
- 2
- Yes
- 35
- a problem to solve
- 31
- a bill splitter
- 51
- the most common need
- “Kids forget homework”
- 2
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- True
- a page of random dots
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 15
- a medicine reminder
- losing water bottles
- True
- a library due-date alert
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