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? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 2.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 4.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes - 15.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 24.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 27.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) ask possible users
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 32.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a bill splitter
- 33.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (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 “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- 38
- True
- 11
- hard to use
- 35
- 42
- losing water bottles
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- False
- 30
- wasting pocket money
- a page of random dots
- 11
- Yes
- True
- 38
- forgetting homework
- missing the bus
- 44
- No
- 62
- no quiet study place
- False
- the most common need
- missing the bus
- False
- ask possible users
- a study-room finder
- a library due-date alert
- 33
- a bill splitter
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- 47
- forgetting homework
- 8
- 17
- forgetting homework
- Yes
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