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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
- 6.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 8.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 14.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 15.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 30.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 36.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
- 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- No
- a problem to solve
- False
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 54
- False
- a button with no action
- the most common need
- missing the bus
- 26
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- “Kids forget homework”
- wasting pocket money
- 54
- 33
- forgetting birthdays
- a study-room finder
- 25
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- losing water bottles
- a blank grey screen
- 1
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- a homework planner
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- wasting pocket money
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- a library due-date alert
- True
- 45
- forgetting homework
- a free study-room finder
- a bill splitter
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