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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 3.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 8.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 10.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 33.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 35.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 40.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
Answer key
- a button with no action
- wasting pocket money
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- a lost-and-found board
- 38
- missing the bus
- False
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- True
- forgetting homework
- a medicine reminder
- 44
- 6
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- losing water bottles
- 56
- Yes
- No
- True
- a study-room finder
- 45
- a blank grey screen
- 1
- an app that just says hi
- 38
- a lost-and-found board
- 5
- no quiet study place
- True
- Yes
- True
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- missing the bus
- a medicine reminder
- the most common need
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