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: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes - 9.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
- 10.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 21.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
- 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
Answer key
- a homework planner
- Yes
- 48
- 3
- No
- a bill splitter
- True
- 5
- a medicine reminder
- hard to use
- False
- a button with no action
- a study-room finder
- forgetting birthdays
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- 19
- 21
- 42
- losing water bottles
- a page of random dots
- True
- No
- an app that just says hi
- a medicine reminder
- a homework planner
- 53
- False
- True
- 5
- a bill splitter
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- 38
- missing the bus
- no quiet study place
- the most common need
- 6
- a library due-date alert
- 37
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