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 bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a medicine reminder
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 14.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.💡 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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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 24.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
- 25.True or false: a button with no action 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?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 27.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 34.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
Answer key
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- losing water bottles
- a button with no action
- a medicine reminder
- 1
- False
- No
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a homework planner
- No
- a problem to solve
- True
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- forgetting homework
- True
- True
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- hard to use
- False
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- a lost-and-found board
- 23
- No
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
- 36
- True
- 54
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
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