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: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 11.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 12.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 26.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 34.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 38.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
Answer key
- 48
- a bill splitter
- 41
- missing the bus
- a study-room finder
- a blank grey screen
- a lost-and-found board
- 2
- Yes
- hard to use
- ask possible users
- True
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- no quiet study place
- 57
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- False
- 13
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- 44
- No
- a free study-room finder
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- No
- True
- Yes
- 7
- 31
- Yes
- a button with no action
- wasting pocket money
- wasting pocket money
- a problem to solve
- the most common need
- a medicine reminder
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