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.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 3.💡 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
- 4.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 6.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) easy to build (c) hard to use (d) very small
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 12.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 13.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 6 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 17.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) a free study-room finder
- 18.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a blank grey screen
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 16 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 22.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 24.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) an app that just says hi
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
no quiet study place: 17 votes - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a button with no action (d) a page of random dots
- 27.💡 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
- 28.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
- 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
losing water bottles: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes
missing the bus: 15 votes -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes -
32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes -
33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 15 votes
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) forgetting birthdays - 34.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Make it fast”
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 18 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes
forgetting homework: 22 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 3 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes - 39.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
- 40.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
Answer key
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- True
- a free study-room finder
- hard to use
- a medicine reminder
- a problem to solve
- a library due-date alert
- No
- a study-room finder
- Yes
- False
- 1
- a lost-and-found board
- forgetting homework
- a button with no action
- a lost-and-found board
- 44
- 45
- No
- False
- a homework planner
- an app that just says hi
- 34
- a medicine reminder
- ask possible users
- a blank grey screen
- True
- 5
- 28
- 4
- losing water bottles
- True
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- 4
- 36
- a bill splitter
- Yes
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