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? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a library due-date alert
- 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 7.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
- 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
- 10.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes -
14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles - 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) an app that just says hi
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 18.💡 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
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 21.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a bill splitter
- 26.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 28.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes - 31.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 40.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- a blank grey screen
- True
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- the most common need
- ask possible users
- a problem to solve
- losing water bottles
- 44
- 56
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- an app that just says hi
- forgetting homework
- hard to use
- no quiet study place
- No
- True
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- 7
- a bill splitter
- False
- a medicine reminder
- True
- 2
- 5
- True
- a medicine reminder
- wasting pocket money
- False
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- 1
- True
- a homework planner
- Yes
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