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