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.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes - 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 15.True or false: a free study-room finder 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: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 31.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 39.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- 9
- No
- No
- a problem to solve
- 8
- forgetting homework
- a lost-and-found board
- 1
- True
- True
- hard to use
- a study-room finder
- False
- wasting pocket money
- ask possible users
- the most common need
- a button with no action
- 2
- 42
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- False
- a homework planner
- 47
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- False
- True
- 18
- 53
- 28
- 20
- a bill splitter
- 7
- False
- 47
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