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 reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 2.👥 A school app has 50 students, 65 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 90 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 8.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 300 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 100 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 30 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 225 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 19.👥 A school app has 235 students, 215 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 21.👥 A school app has 90 students, 275 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 295 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 25.👥 A school app has 215 students, 45 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 45 students, 230 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 160 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 75 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 34.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 35.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 275 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 270 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 245 students, 255 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 80 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- 275
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- nurses
- 210
- a user need
- 470
- a bus tracker
- True
- False
- a water reminder
- 360
- False
- doctors
- a homework planner
- parents
- a water reminder
- 185
- 265
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- 325
- False
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- helps nobody well
- 500
- a homework planner
- fans
- to build what they need
- volunteers
- True
- 460
- teachers
- 100
- “I forget my homework”
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