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