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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 105 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A school app has 50 students, 95 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 7.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 195 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A school app has 130 students, 40 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 95 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 70 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 95 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 220 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 270 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 70 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 25 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 50 students, 265 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 39.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 245 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 450
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- 15
- librarians
- a user need
- 90
- fans
- a water reminder
- patients
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- a search bar
- 45
- a share button
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- 100
- to build what they need
- 75
- players
- False
- False
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- a pocket-money tracker
- a reminder alarm
- True
- True
- volunteers
- True
- a bus tracker
- False
- 215
- ask and watch users
- nurses
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