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 share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A school app has 50 students, 295 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 90 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 280 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.👥 A school app has 180 students, 205 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 215 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 65 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 110 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 295 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 250 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 25.👥 A school app has 215 students, 45 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 180 students, 140 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 29.👥 A school app has 30 students, 150 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 295 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 230 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 40.👥 A school app has 295 students, 145 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
Answer key
- a feature
- teachers
- 175
- a user need
- a feature
- coaches
- helps nobody well
- “I forget my homework”
- teachers
- 175
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- a user need
- players
- to build what they need
- False
- 315
- 80
- a feature
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- 650
- a water reminder
- “What should I cook?”
- parents
- False
- 450
- persona
- teachers
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 580
- a big-text reader
- a big-text reader
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- the people who use it
- fans
- a water reminder
- 235
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