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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
-
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
missing the bus: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 15 votes - 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) copy another app
- 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) hard to use
- 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
-
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
missing the bus: 18 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes - 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 11.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the newest trend (d) the rarest need
-
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Add a logo”
-
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 19.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 20.💡 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
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 22.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
-
23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting homework”?
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 26.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
-
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes - 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
-
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes - 30.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi
- 31.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
-
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 8 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes - 34.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
-
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes (a) missing the bus (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 37.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
-
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
Answer key
- False
- 26
- 12
- ask possible users
- hard to use
- a bill splitter
- 3
- a homework planner
- a homework planner
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- the most common need
- missing the bus
- “Kids forget homework”
- 18
- forgetting birthdays
- a blank grey screen
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a study-room finder
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- 44
- 6
- 53
- No
- 8
- a page of random dots
- 36
- a bill splitter
- True
- 27
- 10
- True
- losing water bottles
- forgetting homework
- an app that just says hi
- no quiet study place
- losing water bottles
- 7
Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students