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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 3.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes - 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
- 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 27.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 38.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- 2
- False
- hard to use
- losing water bottles
- 15
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- 6
- 29
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- a lost-and-found board
- a problem to solve
- False
- Yes
- ask possible users
- the most common need
- Yes
- 2
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- a free study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- 40
- True
- losing water bottles
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- 17
- forgetting birthdays
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- 58
- 7
- True
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
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