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: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 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?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 35.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 37.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 39.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- 1
- 13
- losing water bottles
- a problem to solve
- losing water bottles
- 18
- Yes
- the most common need
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- 42
- ask possible users
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 2
- 14
- False
- 40
- missing the bus
- 56
- losing water bottles
- 9
- No
- No
- 32
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- 5
- hard to use
- True
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 45
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