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 page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes - 3.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes - 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 30.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) very small
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 34.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
Answer key
- False
- 3
- No
- 14
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting homework
- 4
- ask possible users
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- 5
- 4
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- no quiet study place
- wasting pocket money
- False
- True
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- forgetting birthdays
- 40
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- 4
- False
- 8
- No
- True
- No
- a blank grey screen
- 44
- a bill splitter
- 11
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