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 medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 2.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
- 4.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 5.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 7.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a cool logo
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 25 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes - 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a free study-room finder
- 14.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
- 18.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles - 21.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 19 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 24.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 27.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
- 28.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 36.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- a button with no action
- False
- a bill splitter
- a bill splitter
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- a homework planner
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- False
- 22
- a page of random dots
- False
- False
- forgetting birthdays
- a medicine reminder
- True
- Yes
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- a lost-and-found board
- missing the bus
- True
- No
- 20
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- no quiet study place
- 10
- 26
- 53
- 59
- 54
- missing the bus
- No
- False
- Yes
- 11
- No
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