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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
Answer key
- False
- hard to use
- a lost-and-found board
- a blank grey screen
- a bill splitter
- No
- the most common need
- a medicine reminder
- 22
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- No
- 29
- True
- a problem to solve
- 2
- 12
- Yes
- False
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- a button with no action
- 7
- 4
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- 6
- Yes
- ask possible users
- 8
- a free study-room finder
- a medicine reminder
- 6
- 14
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- 3
- a page of random dots
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