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 app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 19.💡 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
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 26.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 38.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
Answer key
- a homework planner
- 17
- Yes
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- 15
- No
- 57
- “Kids forget homework”
- 9
- 40
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- missing the bus
- 3
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- hard to use
- 11
- 55
- 53
- 19
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting homework
- False
- 9
- forgetting homework
- 4
- a button with no action
- an app that just says hi
- 3
- 22
- False
- 7
- 6
- a page of random dots
- False
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
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