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 app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 23 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
4.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place - 5.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) hard to use (c) finished fast (d) easy to build
- 6.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 7 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a blank grey screen (c) a medicine reminder (d) a button with no action
- 11.💡 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
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes -
13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 16 votes
missing the bus: 25 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting birthdays - 14.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 15 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes - 16.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a blank grey screen (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
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18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes - 19.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) copy another app (b) ask possible users (c) pick a colour (d) just guess
- 20.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 23.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 24.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the rarest need
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes -
26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes - 27.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a button with no action (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 13 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 31.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 32.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework - 35.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting homework -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework - 38.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes
Answer key
- a homework planner
- No
- no quiet study place
- no quiet study place
- hard to use
- False
- Yes
- False
- wasting pocket money
- a medicine reminder
- a study-room finder
- 24
- missing the bus
- True
- 32
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- 41
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- the most common need
- 3
- 17
- a button with no action
- missing the bus
- True
- a study-room finder
- a blank grey screen
- Yes
- No
- losing water bottles
- an app that just says hi
- losing water bottles
- forgetting birthdays
- True
- no quiet study place
- 52
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