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.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) many colours
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 18.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 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 homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 24.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 38.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- hard to use
- Yes
- a homework planner
- 50
- False
- 1
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- 48
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- True
- forgetting homework
- True
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- 55
- No
- 41
- forgetting birthdays
- a button with no action
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- an app that just says hi
- a bill splitter
- No
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- missing the bus
- True
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