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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes - 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 25.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 32.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 33.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 37.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 page of random dots
- 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
Answer key
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- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- Yes
- 6
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- 11
- a homework planner
- No
- 16
- missing the bus
- 45
- a blank grey screen
- a medicine reminder
- 13
- Yes
- 2
- a homework planner
- 11
- Yes
- False
- wasting pocket money
- wasting pocket money
- 2
- No
- 9
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- ask possible users
- No
- 34
- False
- a library due-date alert
- False
- hard to use
- a button with no action
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