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: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 4.💡 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
- 5.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 12.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
- 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 31.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 35.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 37.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 40.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- a study-room finder
- ask possible users
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- 6
- Yes
- an app that just says hi
- a bill splitter
- True
- False
- 49
- False
- no quiet study place
- missing the bus
- 57
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- a button with no action
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- 17
- True
- the most common need
- 5
- Yes
- 49
- True
- 56
- 6
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- 37
- True
- 17
- missing the bus
- No
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