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 no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
- 2.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
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes - 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 19.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 25.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 33.💡 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
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 37.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 39.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
Answer key
- a button with no action
- a library due-date alert
- 53
- no quiet study place
- a free study-room finder
- 2
- True
- True
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 37
- ask possible users
- 10
- 39
- a problem to solve
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 2
- a blank grey screen
- 36
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- a page of random dots
- forgetting birthdays
- an app that just says hi
- a lost-and-found board
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- 5
- forgetting homework
- True
- 20
- Yes
- 3
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