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 blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 7.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes - 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder 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?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 17.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 26.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
- 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 38.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- a study-room finder
- False
- True
- forgetting homework
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 39
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- the most common need
- an app that just says hi
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- 5
- Yes
- forgetting homework
- No
- True
- losing water bottles
- True
- forgetting homework
- False
- forgetting homework
- 5
- a medicine reminder
- 12
- losing water bottles
- a medicine reminder
- False
- a homework planner
- 12
- 5
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
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