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 more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes - 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 9.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) very small (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 14.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes - 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes - 32.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a button with no action
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 37.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 38.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
Answer key
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- the most common need
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- a homework planner
- 5
- hard to use
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- 39
- forgetting homework
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- True
- Yes
- True
- a page of random dots
- forgetting homework
- True
- forgetting homework
- 46
- True
- True
- 48
- wasting pocket money
- a problem to solve
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- 67
- True
- a library due-date alert
- losing water bottles
- 3
- 1
- Yes
- True
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
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