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 parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 105 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 14.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A school app has 180 students, 200 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 19.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 20.👥 A school app has 190 students, 255 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 21.👥 A school app has 250 students, 200 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 145 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 265 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 215 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 50 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 34.👥 A school app has 265 students, 295 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 160 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- 80
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- True
- True
- the people who use it
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- 20
- a feature
- a search bar
- a problem a user has
- teachers
- parents
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- True
- coaches
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- 125
- True
- a user need
- fans
- 85
- “Small text is hard”
- 190
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- True
- False
- a feature
- fans
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