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.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 6.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes - 10.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 12.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 16.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes - 19.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
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22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes - 24.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) a cool logo (d) many colours
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 15 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a free study-room finder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 37.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 3 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
Answer key
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- True
- 1
- True
- Yes
- a button with no action
- 25
- a blank grey screen
- losing water bottles
- True
- a medicine reminder
- 52
- forgetting birthdays
- the most common need
- True
- 24
- No
- False
- a bill splitter
- 10
- 13
- a problem to solve
- 64
- forgetting homework
- 2
- a free study-room finder
- missing the bus
- 3
- 11
- forgetting homework
- an app that just says hi
- 34
- forgetting homework
- wasting pocket money
- False
- missing the bus
- 1
- 47
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