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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
- 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) pick a colour
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes - 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 36.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
Answer key
- hard to use
- the most common need
- a lost-and-found board
- a free study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- a library due-date alert
- missing the bus
- 2
- ask possible users
- 7
- True
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- True
- a page of random dots
- No
- True
- 20
- 50
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- False
- False
- 4
- 39
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- 29
- Yes
- False
- 31
- a problem to solve
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- 58
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