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 library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the newest trend (c) the rarest need (d) the most common need
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes - 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes - 9.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place - 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 14.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) hard to use
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes - 24.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 15 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money - 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a page of random dots
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money - 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
- 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 37.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 40.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- Yes
- the most common need
- a study-room finder
- No
- 57
- 10
- “Kids forget homework”
- 8
- ask possible users
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- No
- missing the bus
- False
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- hard to use
- 15
- 38
- no quiet study place
- 33
- True
- no quiet study place
- a button with no action
- a page of random dots
- 3
- no quiet study place
- a bill splitter
- a free study-room finder
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- 19
- 2
- a homework planner
- 44
- a library due-date alert
- Yes
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