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.👥 A school app has 55 students, 220 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 275 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 4.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 55 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 80 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 85 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 140 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 80 students, 20 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A school app has 120 students, 225 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 16.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 205 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 150 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 285 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 300 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 26.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 125 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.🎯 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 recipe finder
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A school app has 40 students, 260 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 300 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 200 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- 320
- 25
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- 585
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- False
- 205
- 30
- 365
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- 430
- a homework planner
- 350
- a share button
- 70
- doctors
- the people who use it
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- a reminder alarm
- 250
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- “I forget my homework”
- 80
- True
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- teachers
- True
- True
- 860
- readers
- a feature
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