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 pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 165 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 245 coaches and 55 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.👥 A school app has 255 students, 180 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 16.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 260 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 24.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 85 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 245 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 30.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 90 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 285 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 35.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 65 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 105 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 270 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- False
- a feature
- 430
- players
- a water reminder
- students
- a homework planner
- a user need
- False
- False
- to build what they need
- False
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- a problem a user has
- a search bar
- helps nobody well
- a water reminder
- a big-text reader
- True
- 430
- a pocket-money tracker
- 165
- True
- patients
- a share button
- a pocket-money tracker
- “I keep missing the bus”
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 40
- 480
- persona
- 100
- 460
- 420
- False
- True
- “I forget my homework”
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