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 blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.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
- 6.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
- 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes - 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 33.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes - 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
Answer key
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- True
- a medicine reminder
- True
- True
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- False
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- 39
- forgetting homework
- a homework planner
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- no quiet study place
- Yes
- 33
- 3
- forgetting homework
- 29
- False
- 35
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- a button with no action
- 14
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- 34
- False
- 46
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