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