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 a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a button with no action
- 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
missing the bus: 16 votes - 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 6.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a medicine reminder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 7.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 8.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
no quiet study place: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays - 10.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Use blue buttons”
- 12.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) the newest trend (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
- 13.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 15 votes -
15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes -
17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 19 votes
losing water bottles: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes - 18.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
- 19.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 21.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a homework planner (d) a bill splitter
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 13 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 17 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
missing the bus: 18 votes - 29.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
- 30.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 free study-room finder
- 31.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes - 33.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
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34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) missing the bus (c) forgetting homework -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 37.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 25 votes
missing the bus: 19 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
Answer key
- a lost-and-found board
- a button with no action
- 34
- False
- 34
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- a homework planner
- forgetting homework
- No
- “Kids forget homework”
- the most common need
- a blank grey screen
- 28
- 44
- 17
- 57
- ask possible users
- True
- a free study-room finder
- No
- a bill splitter
- 15
- Yes
- a library due-date alert
- 5
- 6
- 44
- a problem to solve
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- 34
- a study-room finder
- 31
- missing the bus
- 53
- True
- False
- False
- 52
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