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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 12.💡 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
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.💡 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
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 22.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes - 28.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes - 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes - 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes - 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- a free study-room finder
- No
- False
- 16
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- hard to use
- a page of random dots
- losing water bottles
- the most common need
- 23
- an app that just says hi
- 26
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- a study-room finder
- 10
- missing the bus
- True
- a problem to solve
- 50
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- 18
- False
- 63
- True
- False
- 3
- True
- False
- False
- wasting pocket money
- 4
- False
- wasting pocket money
- True
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