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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
-
1.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 7.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
-
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 9.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
-
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
-
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
-
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
-
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
-
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
-
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
-
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes - 34.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
-
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
Answer key
- 38
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- False
- a bill splitter
- False
- 22
- False
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- True
- 34
- Yes
- 50
- 26
- missing the bus
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- losing water bottles
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- a problem to solve
- 4
- 43
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- No
- 35
- 31
- False
- 9
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- no quiet study place
- No
- the most common need
Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students