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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 6.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 22.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 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
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 28.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 30.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
- 34.💡 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
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
Answer key
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- a library due-date alert
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- “Kids forget homework”
- a homework planner
- a free study-room finder
- 11
- a lost-and-found board
- a study-room finder
- 37
- no quiet study place
- 11
- 5
- forgetting homework
- forgetting birthdays
- a lost-and-found board
- 11
- a bill splitter
- 11
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 57
- No
- a medicine reminder
- a button with no action
- False
- 13
- True
- False
- False
- a page of random dots
- hard to use
- No
- Yes
- True
- True
- 47
- 55
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