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.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 5.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 10.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 24.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes - 30.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
- 34.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes - 39.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 40.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
Answer key
- True
- the most common need
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- False
- 31
- Yes
- No
- missing the bus
- True
- ask possible users
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- True
- 41
- 23
- hard to use
- forgetting homework
- 28
- a free study-room finder
- 3
- an app that just says hi
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- True
- True
- Yes
- 41
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- 37
- a blank grey screen
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- 44
- a button with no action
- 34
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
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