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) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes - 9.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 11.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 18.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes - 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 31.💡 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 lost-and-found board
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 3 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes - 37.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 40.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the most common need
- 8
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- losing water bottles
- 12
- “Kids forget homework”
- 8
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- 3
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- 46
- 11
- True
- 30
- a button with no action
- Yes
- True
- missing the bus
- forgetting homework
- a free study-room finder
- 43
- 24
- 12
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- a homework planner
- no quiet study place
- forgetting homework
- forgetting homework
- 57
- 51
- False
- losing water bottles
- 57
- True
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