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 page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.💡 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
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 16.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes - 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 23.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 36.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
- 37.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
Answer key
- False
- 20
- 3
- forgetting birthdays
- 5
- 36
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- 15
- Yes
- Yes
- missing the bus
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- 4
- Yes
- True
- No
- a free study-room finder
- 2
- a problem to solve
- a medicine reminder
- False
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting birthdays
- 7
- 7
- missing the bus
- 58
- a study-room finder
- 44
- 7
- 9
- no quiet study place
- ask possible users
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- 1
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