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