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.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 7.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) copy another app (d) just guess
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes - 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 14.💡 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
- 15.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a cool logo (d) a problem to solve
- 16.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) an app that just says hi
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 34.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 36.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes - 38.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
Answer key
- a bill splitter
- False
- Yes
- False
- Yes
- 2
- ask possible users
- a library due-date alert
- 15
- No
- 47
- a bill splitter
- No
- the most common need
- a problem to solve
- a lost-and-found board
- a lost-and-found board
- “Kids forget homework”
- 11
- True
- missing the bus
- 38
- 41
- No
- missing the bus
- a homework planner
- missing the bus
- 12
- 16
- 46
- 15
- no quiet study place
- 52
- False
- a medicine reminder
- False
- 53
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- 6
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