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) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
- 7.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 9.💡 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
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 14.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 34.💡 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
- 35.💡 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 medicine reminder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes - 37.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- False
- a problem to solve
- a library due-date alert
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- 62
- a free study-room finder
- True
- no quiet study place
- a homework planner
- no quiet study place
- False
- 38
- 46
- the most common need
- 21
- 59
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 3
- an app that just says hi
- a page of random dots
- 6
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- 29
- False
- No
- forgetting homework
- False
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