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.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) many colours (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 12 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 4.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
- 7.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 9.💡 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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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 18 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 11.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 23 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 13.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a study-room finder
- 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes - 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a library due-date alert (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes - 20.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
- 21.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a library due-date alert
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
missing the bus: 12 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 4 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes -
29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 31.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
wasting pocket money: 17 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
missing the bus: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 37.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
- 39.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
missing the bus: 14 votes
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- wasting pocket money
- a homework planner
- No
- 52
- hard to use
- an app that just says hi
- a homework planner
- a bill splitter
- losing water bottles
- False
- 62
- a lost-and-found board
- False
- no quiet study place
- 6
- a bill splitter
- a button with no action
- 68
- a page of random dots
- a study-room finder
- a bill splitter
- 35
- 2
- Yes
- a library due-date alert
- 19
- 42
- 4
- 39
- a medicine reminder
- forgetting birthdays
- 45
- 16
- 5
- 6
- False
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 40
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