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.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a free study-room finder
- 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes - 25.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
Answer key
- Yes
- No
- No
- hard to use
- a blank grey screen
- a problem to solve
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- 3
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- a study-room finder
- 6
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- no quiet study place
- a free study-room finder
- 40
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- 47
- 23
- False
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- forgetting homework
- an app that just says hi
- 3
- 14
- True
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
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