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 of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 3.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a library due-date alert
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a cool logo
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes -
9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes - 10.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a blank grey screen
- 14.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) easy to build (b) finished fast (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
- 18.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 21 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus - 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a library due-date alert
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 4 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 31.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
losing water bottles: 4 votes - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes - 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 40.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a blank grey screen
- 52
- Yes
- missing the bus
- Yes
- a page of random dots
- a problem to solve
- 43
- 3
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- No
- a medicine reminder
- hard to use
- a homework planner
- a medicine reminder
- a bill splitter
- False
- 44
- 14
- 45
- No
- 11
- no quiet study place
- a study-room finder
- an app that just says hi
- forgetting homework
- 36
- 4
- forgetting homework
- “Kids forget homework”
- False
- 35
- a lost-and-found board
- a bill splitter
- 49
- 5
- 31
- a library due-date alert
- False
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