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.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 3.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a library due-date alert
- 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 14.💡 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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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes - 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 17.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 20.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes - 22.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 25.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 29.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 31.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes - 33.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
- 40.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
Answer key
- No
- no quiet study place
- False
- Yes
- a button with no action
- the most common need
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a study-room finder
- No
- No
- a homework planner
- 54
- hard to use
- 11
- a free study-room finder
- ask possible users
- a homework planner
- 7
- True
- 12
- False
- 17
- a bill splitter
- True
- forgetting homework
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- True
- losing water bottles
- a problem to solve
- 3
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- Yes
- 14
- 48
- a library due-date alert
- “Kids forget homework”
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