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 blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes - 8.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 10.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes - 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 23.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes - 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
Answer key
- True
- a medicine reminder
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- True
- False
- 10
- False
- a medicine reminder
- False
- 46
- 31
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- an app that just says hi
- 12
- Yes
- 8
- 11
- hard to use
- No
- missing the bus
- No
- a homework planner
- a free study-room finder
- 8
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- 42
- missing the bus
- 20
- 8
- a study-room finder
- True
- True
- True
- 13
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