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: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) an app that just says hi
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a free study-room finder (d) a page of random dots
- 7.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 11.💡 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
- 12.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 16.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 17.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 19.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes - 23.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 26.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes - 30.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- a library due-date alert
- a problem to solve
- No
- an app that just says hi
- a free study-room finder
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- a page of random dots
- forgetting birthdays
- the most common need
- True
- a medicine reminder
- No
- forgetting birthdays
- a button with no action
- No
- missing the bus
- True
- a medicine reminder
- 17
- 3
- Yes
- 65
- a medicine reminder
- True
- False
- Yes
- 61
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- losing water bottles
- 44
- ask possible users
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
- 48
- a lost-and-found board
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