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 medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 9.💡 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
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 11.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) very small
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
- 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 17.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 23.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 35.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes - 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- Yes
- 51
- a blank grey screen
- 38
- missing the bus
- missing the bus
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- the most common need
- 33
- hard to use
- 50
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- 12
- True
- True
- No
- losing water bottles
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- False
- a homework planner
- an app that just says hi
- 39
- forgetting birthdays
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- “Kids forget homework”
- 16
- 66
- a button with no action
- False
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- 32
- False
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