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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
- 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 14.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 21.💡 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
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a medicine reminder
- 32.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 lost-and-found board
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes - 34.💡 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
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
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- a study-room finder
- Yes
- a homework planner
- 15
- No
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- “Kids forget homework”
- a page of random dots
- False
- False
- forgetting homework
- True
- False
- No
- ask possible users
- wasting pocket money
- 32
- 48
- the most common need
- Yes
- True
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 58
- 19
- Yes
- No
- an app that just says hi
- a lost-and-found board
- 60
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
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