App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 3.👥 A school app has 95 students, 100 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 55 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 275 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 185 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 165 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 295 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 19.👥 A school app has 95 students, 260 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 195 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 65 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 24.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.👥 A school app has 125 students, 175 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A school app has 85 students, 170 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 250 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 180 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A school app has 275 students, 30 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 33.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 40 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 200 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 40.👥 A school app has 110 students, 195 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
Answer key
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- parents
- persona
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- a homework planner
- players
- “I forget my homework”
- 440
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- coaches
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- patients
- 420
- a recipe finder
- parents
- False
- 75
- 320
- “What should I cook?”
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- 495
- False
- 140
- coaches
- a user need
- 320
- students
- True
- nurses
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- a feature
- 110
- a water reminder
- 85
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