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.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes - 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) an app that just says hi
- 3.💡 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
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
- 9.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 16.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes - 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 25.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 31.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 32.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes - 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a blank grey screen
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes - 39.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles
Answer key
- 16
- an app that just says hi
- hard to use
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- 20
- the most common need
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- 29
- missing the bus
- 47
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- No
- 4
- 2
- 62
- a blank grey screen
- 7
- True
- False
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- ask possible users
- 32
- 37
- a medicine reminder
- 6
- a library due-date alert
- 8
- True
- forgetting homework
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