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