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 of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
- 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 15.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no 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
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes - 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- the most common need
- True
- a library due-date alert
- True
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- No
- a study-room finder
- True
- No
- 30
- 38
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- 24
- 8
- 48
- a medicine reminder
- False
- a homework planner
- a button with no action
- losing water bottles
- No
- wasting pocket money
- missing the bus
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- a homework planner
- missing the bus
- missing the bus
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