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) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 24.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 35.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 37.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 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
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- a free study-room finder
- 25
- No
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- 36
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- a button with no action
- wasting pocket money
- False
- No
- a homework planner
- a library due-date alert
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- a study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- True
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- 13
- a study-room finder
- a blank grey screen
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- 26
- the most common need
- 33
- False
- ask possible users
- wasting pocket money
- 5
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