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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 22.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 37.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- True
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- a free study-room finder
- a page of random dots
- True
- 54
- 34
- forgetting homework
- forgetting birthdays
- 30
- a bill splitter
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- an app that just says hi
- No
- a blank grey screen
- no quiet study place
- hard to use
- 17
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- 33
- a library due-date alert
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- False
- True
- False
- 5
- False
- wasting pocket money
- No
- wasting pocket money
- 57
- Yes
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