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: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes -
6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a free study-room finder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the newest trend
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 12.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
- 19.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place - 26.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
- 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes - 29.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) finished fast
- 30.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 35.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 36.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes - 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
Answer key
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- a medicine reminder
- 45
- 30
- a lost-and-found board
- 1
- a page of random dots
- the most common need
- a free study-room finder
- True
- Yes
- 9
- missing the bus
- 16
- missing the bus
- a button with no action
- True
- a study-room finder
- False
- Yes
- forgetting birthdays
- 18
- forgetting homework
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- 2
- hard to use
- “Kids forget homework”
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- No
- No
- True
- No
- 3
- False
- 37
- wasting pocket money
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