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 is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes -
5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 7.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes - 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 22.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 25.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes - 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 32.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes - 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 36.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
Answer key
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- 34
- 41
- 43
- losing water bottles
- No
- 37
- a bill splitter
- a study-room finder
- No
- False
- True
- an app that just says hi
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- 59
- a library due-date alert
- 3
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- True
- Yes
- 10
- ask possible users
- 4
- wasting pocket money
- wasting pocket money
- a lost-and-found board
- 27
- a bill splitter
- True
- 5
- 32
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 1
- 42
- forgetting birthdays
- 6
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