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 “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
- 13.💡 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
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 15.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 17.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 39.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
Answer key
- 12
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- wasting pocket money
- No
- 2
- the most common need
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- No
- a free study-room finder
- False
- True
- no quiet study place
- No
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 16
- 17
- a medicine reminder
- 8
- 10
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- a bill splitter
- 51
- 6
- True
- 51
- 5
- losing water bottles
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- 5
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