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.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes - 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 16.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 26.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.💡 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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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 35.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 free study-room finder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 38.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
Answer key
- True
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a lost-and-found board
- 11
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- True
- 50
- 4
- False
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- a homework planner
- True
- a study-room finder
- an app that just says hi
- No
- a page of random dots
- False
- True
- forgetting homework
- a button with no action
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- False
- ask possible users
- 40
- no quiet study place
- a free study-room finder
- 34
- a bill splitter
- False
- forgetting homework
- 56
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