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 bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
losing water bottles: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus - 3.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
- 4.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
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6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 22 votes
missing the bus: 11 votes
no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 7.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
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8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes - 9.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 10.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
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11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
wasting pocket money: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes - 12.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
- 13.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) copy another app (c) just guess (d) pick a colour
- 14.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 16.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 free study-room finder
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 11 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) forgetting birthdays (c) missing the bus - 18.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
losing water bottles: 22 votes
no quiet study place: 14 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place - 21.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 22.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a bill splitter (d) a homework planner
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24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
no quiet study place: 7 votes - 25.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 26.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
- 27.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 28.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 29.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a cool logo (b) a problem to solve (c) many colours (d) a long name
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 10 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes - 32.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
missing the bus: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “wasting pocket money”?
missing the bus: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 3 votes - 35.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
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36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 21 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes - 37.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) hard to use (c) very small (d) easy to build
- 39.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 19 votes
missing the bus: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 23 votes
Answer key
- True
- losing water bottles
- the most common need
- False
- True
- no quiet study place
- “Kids forget homework”
- 55
- Yes
- a bill splitter
- 20
- a page of random dots
- ask possible users
- True
- No
- a free study-room finder
- missing the bus
- No
- a medicine reminder
- missing the bus
- Yes
- a medicine reminder
- a lost-and-found board
- 18
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- Yes
- a homework planner
- a problem to solve
- a medicine reminder
- 3
- No
- missing the bus
- 6
- False
- 36
- True
- hard to use
- True
- 4
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