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.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
- 7.💡 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 study-room finder
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.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 lost-and-found board
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a free study-room finder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 31.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 34.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
Answer key
- No
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- an app that just says hi
- 16
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- 1
- hard to use
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- the most common need
- a medicine reminder
- a blank grey screen
- 45
- 15
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- True
- ask possible users
- True
- a free study-room finder
- 49
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- 28
- a library due-date alert
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 9
- 39
- Yes
- 6
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- 43
- 55
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