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