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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 5.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 15.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
- 16.💡 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
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 21.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes - 29.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
Answer key
- a homework planner
- True
- Yes
- 28
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- a study-room finder
- 53
- True
- 26
- wasting pocket money
- hard to use
- a lost-and-found board
- 2
- 40
- a lost-and-found board
- 3
- ask possible users
- a free study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- a study-room finder
- False
- missing the bus
- 71
- False
- No
- a medicine reminder
- 35
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- 21
- 38
- True
- 5
- 44
- a homework planner
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