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
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.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
- 10.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 36.💡 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
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
Answer key
- True
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- a problem to solve
- 39
- 28
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- a library due-date alert
- False
- a button with no action
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- hard to use
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- an app that just says hi
- 6
- True
- 41
- False
- False
- No
- a study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- 29
- True
- 32
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- 11
- 9
- 1
- the most common need
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- No
- 5
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