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.💡 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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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a page of random dots
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 11.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 12.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes - 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 20.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes - 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 students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes - 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 37.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
Answer key
- the most common need
- forgetting birthdays
- a library due-date alert
- forgetting birthdays
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- 1
- 46
- a bill splitter
- a lost-and-found board
- 30
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- forgetting birthdays
- 10
- wasting pocket money
- 5
- 45
- False
- 56
- 3
- “Kids forget homework”
- 5
- 5
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- 3
- a blank grey screen
- True
- 2
- an app that just says hi
- a bill splitter
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