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 of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 275 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 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 homework planner
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 130 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 250 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 11.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 235 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 180 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 50 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 290 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 145 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 27.👥 A school app has 105 students, 165 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 280 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.👥 A school app has 255 students, 105 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 115 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A school app has 180 students, 235 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- doctors
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- to build what they need
- True
- 55
- persona
- 170
- 640
- a user need
- False
- 115
- the people who use it
- patients
- doctors
- False
- True
- a feature
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- True
- volunteers
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- parents
- 600
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- False
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- students
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 360
- a feature
- 70
- False
- a bus tracker
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