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.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes - 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 11.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 14.💡 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
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a free study-room finder
- 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 22.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes - 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
Answer key
- False
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- a medicine reminder
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- False
- 8
- a page of random dots
- True
- 41
- 51
- hard to use
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- 39
- the most common need
- an app that just says hi
- False
- 44
- True
- False
- False
- 11
- 16
- True
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- No
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- 38
- 8
- 2
- forgetting homework
- 13
- 53
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