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) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 55 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 60 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 140 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A school app has 140 students, 180 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 120 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 80 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 295 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 150 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 105 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 85 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A school app has 290 students, 125 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 32.👥 A school app has 295 students, 150 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 33.👥 A school app has 110 students, 45 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 34.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 240 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 65 students, 215 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 45 students, 130 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 40.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
Answer key
- a search bar
- a bus tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- 135
- a user need
- players
- a share button
- 380
- teachers
- “I forget my homework”
- coaches
- False
- a feature
- 55
- True
- a feature
- coaches
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 30
- a problem a user has
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- a homework planner
- 615
- a big-text reader
- 405
- a bus tracker
- students
- True
- to build what they need
- students
- 65
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- 475
- 565
- parents
- persona
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