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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 20.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 25.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes - 40.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- 45
- 16
- a homework planner
- a study-room finder
- ask possible users
- a page of random dots
- No
- False
- a study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- 45
- a bill splitter
- 7
- 55
- No
- forgetting homework
- 7
- a problem to solve
- 36
- Yes
- 48
- 19
- False
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- 15
- losing water bottles
- False
- 43
- 53
- 28
- 2
- 16
- False
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