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
- 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes - 8.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 10.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 15.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 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
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 20.True or false: a blank grey screen 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?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 28.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 29.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes - 33.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus
Answer key
- Yes
- False
- Yes
- ask possible users
- 37
- 22
- 11
- Yes
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- a medicine reminder
- 26
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- True
- the most common need
- 34
- forgetting homework
- 14
- False
- forgetting homework
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- 15
- 14
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- a blank grey screen
- a medicine reminder
- 48
- No
- a study-room finder
- 3
- missing the bus
- a study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- an app that just says hi
- missing the bus
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