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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 4.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
- 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 11.💡 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
- 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 16.True or false: an app that just says hi 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?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 23.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 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 homework planner
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- No
- Yes
- 41
- the most common need
- a button with no action
- True
- False
- hard to use
- True
- a library due-date alert
- ask possible users
- False
- missing the bus
- 1
- losing water bottles
- False
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- 34
- 2
- False
- 33
- a medicine reminder
- losing water bottles
- False
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- 57
- Yes
- 44
- wasting pocket money
- a free study-room finder
- No
- a blank grey screen
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting homework
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