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 button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
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
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 16.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 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: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 19.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 30.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 37.💡 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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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
Answer key
- a button with no action
- 9
- no quiet study place
- 14
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 13
- 43
- no quiet study place
- 6
- 4
- 52
- losing water bottles
- the most common need
- 38
- False
- No
- a bill splitter
- False
- No
- No
- True
- no quiet study place
- 4
- a homework planner
- Yes
- No
- 15
- hard to use
- ask possible users
- Yes
- 42
- a lost-and-found board
- a medicine reminder
- 1
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- 9
- 33
- wasting pocket money
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