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.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money - 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
- 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 6.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 7.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a lost-and-found board
- 10.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
- 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes - 22.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) the newest trend (d) a random need
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 24.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 27.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles - 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes - 39.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) hard to use (d) easy to build
- 40.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- forgetting homework
- a bill splitter
- ask possible users
- no quiet study place
- No
- True
- forgetting homework
- a blank grey screen
- True
- missing the bus
- forgetting birthdays
- a problem to solve
- True
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- 34
- missing the bus
- a bill splitter
- 4
- 31
- the most common need
- a medicine reminder
- True
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- 46
- a medicine reminder
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- 42
- 18
- 54
- missing the bus
- 1
- 24
- 18
- hard to use
- True
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