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: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
- 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 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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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes - 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
- 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 27.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 30.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
Answer key
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- 11
- 3
- a blank grey screen
- True
- a problem to solve
- forgetting homework
- a page of random dots
- No
- no quiet study place
- 15
- Yes
- Yes
- 6
- the most common need
- “Kids forget homework”
- 43
- No
- 35
- 55
- Yes
- 6
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 12
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a study-room finder
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- 39
- No
- losing water bottles
- wasting pocket money
- a medicine reminder
- 18
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