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.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes - 3.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 12.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes - 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 30.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
- 31.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
Answer key
- True
- 19
- False
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- hard to use
- 3
- No
- a button with no action
- 1
- Yes
- ask possible users
- 50
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- an app that just says hi
- wasting pocket money
- a free study-room finder
- a homework planner
- 45
- a study-room finder
- 62
- a lost-and-found board
- wasting pocket money
- No
- a problem to solve
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- False
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- 5
- 10
- 53
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