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?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 3.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.💡 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
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 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? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes - 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 18.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 21.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 22.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 25.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes - 27.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) pick a colour (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 30.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 35.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 37.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes - 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
Answer key
- wasting pocket money
- forgetting homework
- False
- True
- a blank grey screen
- hard to use
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 42
- a free study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- 34
- a bill splitter
- wasting pocket money
- 14
- 10
- 44
- the most common need
- forgetting homework
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- True
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- a problem to solve
- 31
- ask possible users
- 37
- forgetting birthdays
- Yes
- missing the bus
- 27
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- “Kids forget homework”
- Yes
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 11
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