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: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
- 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 33.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
Answer key
- a homework planner
- 22
- 34
- 29
- 18
- 3
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- a blank grey screen
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 29
- 5
- 10
- an app that just says hi
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- a free study-room finder
- False
- a page of random dots
- missing the bus
- False
- losing water bottles
- 30
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- a library due-date alert
- 3
- 14
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