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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 85 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 130 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 110 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 55 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 150 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 10.👥 A school app has 75 students, 295 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 115 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 175 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 85 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A school app has 130 students, 240 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 50 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 255 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 165 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 215 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 175 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 250 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 100 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- 385
- readers
- 355
- 485
- “What should I cook?”
- 170
- to build what they need
- teachers
- True
- True
- False
- persona
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a recipe finder
- True
- True
- 400
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 540
- 50
- a user need
- True
- False
- a water reminder
- 110
- 55
- 35
- a water reminder
- False
- patients
- 25
- readers
- doctors
- a search bar
- patients
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