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 free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
- 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 9.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 17.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) a page of random dots
- 18.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes - 25.💡 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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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 29.💡 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
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 33.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
Answer key
- True
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- an app that just says hi
- False
- 15
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- the most common need
- No
- 12
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- 3
- a blank grey screen
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- True
- True
- a study-room finder
- a free study-room finder
- 46
- 38
- 2
- “Kids forget homework”
- 11
- 35
- missing the bus
- hard to use
- No
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- False
- forgetting homework
- 17
- 46
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 42
- 48
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