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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 105 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 8.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 195 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 13.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 65 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 65 students, 75 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 145 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 20 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A school app has 180 students, 255 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 28.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 35 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 30.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 185 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 60 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 35.👥 A school app has 295 students, 300 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 225 students, 300 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- a user need
- 65
- 165
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 15
- 265
- a bus tracker
- True
- patients
- players
- a problem a user has
- a big-text reader
- 5
- 530
- helps nobody well
- 25
- 435
- False
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- 5
- 820
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- a user need
- a water reminder
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