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 free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 5.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
- 17.💡 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
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 22.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
- 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 26.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes - 36.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes - 38.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
Answer key
- False
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- missing the bus
- True
- False
- 44
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- hard to use
- No
- Yes
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- a button with no action
- ask possible users
- False
- False
- 2
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- 53
- True
- 26
- True
- False
- 44
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