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 app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 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
- 5.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 15.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 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 more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.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 library due-date alert
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- no quiet study place
- False
- ask possible users
- False
- hard to use
- a free study-room finder
- No
- 27
- 44
- 3
- a button with no action
- 31
- a problem to solve
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- True
- False
- a bill splitter
- 33
- Yes
- 19
- No
- No
- a homework planner
- a library due-date alert
- 39
- missing the bus
- Yes
- 45
- 55
- 54
- forgetting birthdays
- 39
- a lost-and-found board
- 22
- 3
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