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 runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 155 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 8.👥 A school app has 230 students, 65 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 205 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A school app has 90 students, 130 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 19.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 30 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 220 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 255 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 30.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 110 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 130 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 125 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 50 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 36.👥 A school app has 255 students, 40 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
Answer key
- a water reminder
- a share button
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- False
- readers
- 145
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- patients
- a feature
- a user need
- 60
- a user need
- a search bar
- readers
- True
- False
- a user need
- True
- patients
- players
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- ask and watch users
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- 15
- players
- 100
- fans
- 225
- False
- False
- a dark mode switch
- helps nobody well
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