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 teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 275 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.👥 A school app has 205 students, 80 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 235 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 215 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 11.👥 A school app has 130 students, 210 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 220 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 25 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 18.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 160 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.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
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 250 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 280 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 70 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 160 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 150 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- 595
- a homework planner
- 410
- True
- a water reminder
- nurses
- 795
- helps nobody well
- a recipe finder
- 65
- 510
- persona
- “I forget my homework”
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- 220
- readers
- True
- a search bar
- False
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- True
- False
- 20
- 560
- 140
- a user need
- 125
- readers
- a feature
- False
- to build what they need
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a feature
- True
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