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.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
Answer key
- Yes
- 40
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- 25
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- a problem to solve
- No
- False
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- 49
- missing the bus
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- a free study-room finder
- False
- a homework planner
- 4
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- 9
- Yes
- missing the bus
- True
- 25
- a lost-and-found board
- 41
- 8
- 10
- 37
- 44
- a study-room finder
- a homework planner
- False
- a blank grey screen
- a bill splitter
- hard to use
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