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 more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 4.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 10.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes - 14.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 20.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
Answer key
- 13
- forgetting birthdays
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- “Kids forget homework”
- no quiet study place
- 48
- 44
- wasting pocket money
- True
- True
- the most common need
- 8
- Yes
- 35
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- hard to use
- 53
- 9
- False
- no quiet study place
- No
- 20
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- a homework planner
- True
- 9
- 14
- 56
- 37
- 27
- a free study-room finder
- No
- a button with no action
- 33
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