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 button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 5.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 11.💡 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
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 15.💡 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
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 17.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 21.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 31.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 33.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
Answer key
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- “Kids forget homework”
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- No
- False
- 44
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- a page of random dots
- 1
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- False
- False
- 39
- a medicine reminder
- False
- True
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- an app that just says hi
- 48
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- a homework planner
- ask possible users
- no quiet study place
- True
- 9
- 10
- forgetting homework
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- 16
- 11
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