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 lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 15.💡 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
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 19.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 20.True or false: a library due-date alert 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?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
- 27.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 35.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
Answer key
- False
- 31
- a medicine reminder
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 25
- no quiet study place
- False
- a free study-room finder
- a blank grey screen
- a homework planner
- 8
- 38
- the most common need
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- a homework planner
- hard to use
- False
- 54
- 14
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- 29
- a problem to solve
- True
- No
- ask possible users
- 35
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- wasting pocket money
- 7
- 9
- a library due-date alert
- a bill splitter
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