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.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 10.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 button with no action
- 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 14.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) a random need
- 15.💡 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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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 18.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (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: 15 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a medicine reminder
- 23.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes - 31.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 39.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
Answer key
- Yes
- 1
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- 62
- 13
- hard to use
- a blank grey screen
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- a homework planner
- the most common need
- a study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- 28
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- a lost-and-found board
- wasting pocket money
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 18
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- 3
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- 52
- False
- 60
- 21
- 46
- 19
- 52
- 6
- wasting pocket money
- False
- 29
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