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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
- 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 “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a library due-date alert (d) a page of random dots
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 13.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) finished fast
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 16.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 21.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 23.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 30.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a long name (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes - 40.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a button with no action
- True
- 3
- 4
- Yes
- missing the bus
- a page of random dots
- No
- a medicine reminder
- 48
- 57
- 12
- hard to use
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- False
- a medicine reminder
- 20
- forgetting birthdays
- no quiet study place
- False
- 46
- No
- a bill splitter
- 38
- Yes
- True
- Yes
- 34
- True
- a problem to solve
- no quiet study place
- 8
- True
- losing water bottles
- 4
- an app that just says hi
- 11
- 7
- False
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