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: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
- 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 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
- 10.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 medicine reminder
- 11.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 16.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
- 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 23.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 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?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 27.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 32.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
Answer key
- a homework planner
- No
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- the most common need
- a button with no action
- True
- hard to use
- a medicine reminder
- False
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 2
- 6
- ask possible users
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- 5
- a study-room finder
- forgetting birthdays
- 9
- a free study-room finder
- 18
- True
- losing water bottles
- False
- 15
- 12
- 44
- losing water bottles
- a blank grey screen
- No
- 43
- 12
- no quiet study place
- no quiet study place
- a medicine reminder
- False
- 9
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