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 blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 7.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 13.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
- 17.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 19.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a problem to solve
- 20.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
- 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a blank grey screen
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
Answer key
- True
- 57
- 5
- No
- hard to use
- a medicine reminder
- False
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 13
- False
- a study-room finder
- 2
- a bill splitter
- True
- a button with no action
- a problem to solve
- True
- a bill splitter
- 8
- forgetting homework
- a page of random dots
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- “Kids forget homework”
- ask possible users
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 14
- 1
- wasting pocket money
- a blank grey screen
- 24
- Yes
- a free study-room finder
- 55
- 59
- 17
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