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 lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 2.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
- 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) ask possible users (c) just guess (d) copy another app
- 5.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
- 6.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes - 8.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a page of random dots
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9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 5 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes - 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
- 11.💡 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
- 12.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) the rarest need (d) a random need
- 14.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
- 15.💡 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
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16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) wasting pocket money - 17.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Make it fast” (c) “Kids forget homework” (d) “Add a logo”
- 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: students cannot find a quiet room? (a) a study-room finder (b) a bill splitter (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
- 19.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a library due-date alert (c) an app that just says hi (d) a bill splitter
- 20.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 9 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
missing the bus: 3 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles - 22.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
wasting pocket money: 20 votes
missing the bus: 8 votes -
24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 23 votes - 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a bill splitter
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26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 8 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 27.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 11 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes - 29.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
- 30.💡 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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31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 24 votes
wasting pocket money: 13 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes - 32.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
forgetting homework: 20 votes
forgetting birthdays: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
wasting pocket money: 8 votes -
35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
missing the bus: 4 votes
losing water bottles: 5 votes
forgetting homework: 7 votes -
37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 23 votes
losing water bottles: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting homework (c) losing water bottles -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
no quiet study place: 4 votes
wasting pocket money: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 11 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) wasting pocket money (c) losing water bottles -
39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “losing water bottles”?
forgetting homework: 14 votes
losing water bottles: 8 votes
missing the bus: 7 votes - 40.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
Answer key
- Yes
- True
- No
- ask possible users
- a medicine reminder
- Yes
- 8
- a lost-and-found board
- 11
- No
- a lost-and-found board
- True
- the most common need
- a page of random dots
- hard to use
- forgetting birthdays
- “Kids forget homework”
- a study-room finder
- an app that just says hi
- No
- losing water bottles
- Yes
- 37
- 7
- a bill splitter
- no quiet study place
- True
- 5
- a medicine reminder
- a homework planner
- 41
- a bill splitter
- forgetting homework
- 2
- forgetting homework
- 2
- losing water bottles
- losing water bottles
- 6
- a homework planner
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