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.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes -
3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes - 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 22 votes -
7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
no quiet study place: 18 votes -
8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes - 9.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 10.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) a random need (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
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12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 13.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) a long name (d) many colours
- 14.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes
no quiet study place: 12 votes - 17.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 18.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.True or false: a button with no action solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
losing water bottles: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes - 22.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
- 23.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a free study-room finder (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes -
25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 20 votes
missing the bus: 13 votes
no quiet study place: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework - 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) an app that just says hi (d) a lost-and-found board
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 23 votes
no quiet study place: 16 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes - 28.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
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30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place -
31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 33.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
- 34.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) easy to build (d) very small
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes
missing the bus: 6 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) missing the bus -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
forgetting homework: 6 votes - 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 38.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes -
40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 21 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
Answer key
- False
- 3
- 8
- False
- a page of random dots
- 43
- 7
- 1
- True
- No
- the most common need
- 36
- a problem to solve
- False
- No
- 6
- Yes
- Yes
- True
- False
- 5
- a blank grey screen
- a button with no action
- 32
- no quiet study place
- a lost-and-found board
- 63
- Yes
- a homework planner
- wasting pocket money
- 1
- No
- an app that just says hi
- hard to use
- wasting pocket money
- 49
- False
- Yes
- 17
- no quiet study place
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