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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 2.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 4.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 16.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 17.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 19.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 30.💡 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
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
- 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 34.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 36.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- False
- 4
- a homework planner
- a blank grey screen
- missing the bus
- 36
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- No
- 7
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- False
- 16
- “Kids forget homework”
- True
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- 37
- No
- 14
- 4
- 7
- 49
- a free study-room finder
- the most common need
- a bill splitter
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- missing the bus
- 1
- 31
- 23
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