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 “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 15.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 18.💡 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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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 37.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
Answer key
- 5
- forgetting homework
- 12
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- No
- an app that just says hi
- No
- a medicine reminder
- True
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- No
- True
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- 15
- a homework planner
- a study-room finder
- 9
- a lost-and-found board
- a page of random dots
- 5
- True
- False
- the most common need
- 46
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting birthdays
- No
- True
- 9
- 61
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