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 bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes - 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 5.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 10.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 27.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 28.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 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
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 35.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- 1
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- True
- 5
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- a study-room finder
- True
- a medicine reminder
- 4
- a blank grey screen
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- Yes
- missing the bus
- No
- missing the bus
- a homework planner
- an app that just says hi
- 34
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- False
- hard to use
- a free study-room finder
- 4
- 6
- False
- 36
- False
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 14
- 15
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