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 free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 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
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 9.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 11.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes - 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 24.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 30.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- Yes
- No
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
- a button with no action
- 44
- a problem to solve
- a study-room finder
- True
- a homework planner
- False
- 3
- hard to use
- Yes
- 34
- a medicine reminder
- No
- a study-room finder
- losing water bottles
- 32
- a medicine reminder
- a library due-date alert
- 50
- “Kids forget homework”
- 60
- Yes
- True
- a medicine reminder
- 14
- True
- 29
- ask possible users
- a free study-room finder
- False
- 13
- 8
- 9
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- Yes
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