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 free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes - 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no 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: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 27.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
- 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 32.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 39.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
Answer key
- a blank grey screen
- False
- True
- a bill splitter
- missing the bus
- wasting pocket money
- a library due-date alert
- 63
- False
- 59
- a homework planner
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- No
- 4
- 5
- 19
- the most common need
- 46
- losing water bottles
- hard to use
- False
- 22
- 9
- a medicine reminder
- True
- no quiet study place
- 14
- ask possible users
- 54
- True
- an app that just says hi
- “Kids forget homework”
- 37
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