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.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the rarest need (c) the newest trend (d) the most common need
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 3.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 10 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus - 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 8.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes - 11.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 13.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Kids forget homework”
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 16.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) a cool logo (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes -
21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes - 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a library due-date alert
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 27.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.💡 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
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 31.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes - 34.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes - 38.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money - 40.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- the most common need
- losing water bottles
- False
- missing the bus
- a blank grey screen
- Yes
- no quiet study place
- False
- True
- 64
- No
- forgetting homework
- Yes
- “Kids forget homework”
- No
- a problem to solve
- a bill splitter
- No
- 4
- 14
- 2
- a study-room finder
- forgetting birthdays
- 26
- a button with no action
- 32
- False
- a lost-and-found board
- ask possible users
- missing the bus
- False
- True
- 56
- a medicine reminder
- a page of random dots
- a homework planner
- 24
- True
- losing water bottles
- Yes
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