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 student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 105 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 8.👥 A school app has 140 students, 30 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 35 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 275 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 35 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 200 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 21.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 250 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 85 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 105 students, 210 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 55 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 280 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 30.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 300 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 33.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 120 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 100 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 55 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 40.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 30 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- 470
- False
- False
- True
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- 210
- to build what they need
- 50
- the people who use it
- True
- coaches
- players
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- helps nobody well
- fans
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 130
- 115
- teachers
- a user need
- fans
- 210
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a big-text reader
- librarians
- a reminder alarm
- a recipe finder
- persona
- 90
- True
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- nurses
- players
- 155
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