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) an app that just says hi (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 2.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a library due-date alert
- 5.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 6.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
- 8.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 9.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a free study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a button with no action
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes - 11.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Make it fast” (b) “Add a logo” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Kids forget homework”
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13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes - 14.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a lost-and-found board
- 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) finished fast
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
missing the bus: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 25 votes - 18.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes - 20.💡 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
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
wasting pocket money: 18 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 23.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a problem to solve (d) a long name
- 24.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
- 26.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
- 27.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 9 votes - 29.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 13 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 31.💡 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
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32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes - 33.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
- 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) an app that just says hi (d) a page of random dots
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 11 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes - 36.💡 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
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 15 votes
losing water bottles: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes - 39.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
forgetting homework: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
Answer key
- a bill splitter
- Yes
- a lost-and-found board
- a page of random dots
- Yes
- True
- a medicine reminder
- No
- a button with no action
- 4
- False
- “Kids forget homework”
- 30
- True
- a lost-and-found board
- hard to use
- 62
- False
- 35
- ask possible users
- 36
- Yes
- a problem to solve
- True
- a bill splitter
- the most common need
- True
- 41
- False
- 31
- a bill splitter
- 34
- an app that just says hi
- a medicine reminder
- 38
- a study-room finder
- 1
- 8
- True
- losing water bottles
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