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: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 2.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) just guess (c) pick a colour (d) ask possible users
- 3.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
- 4.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a lost-and-found board
- 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) no quiet study place -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 24.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
- 25.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 32.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 34.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 37.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
Answer key
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- a button with no action
- False
- Yes
- True
- False
- a medicine reminder
- no quiet study place
- a homework planner
- missing the bus
- a blank grey screen
- True
- a free study-room finder
- wasting pocket money
- 2
- wasting pocket money
- a bill splitter
- 9
- no quiet study place
- 35
- 16
- losing water bottles
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- True
- 4
- a study-room finder
- a study-room finder
- 4
- a page of random dots
- False
- a bill splitter
- No
- no quiet study place
- forgetting birthdays
- the most common need
- 32
- forgetting birthdays
- 42
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