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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 140 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 4.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 60 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 5.👥 A school app has 200 students, 70 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 110 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 280 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 9.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 155 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 295 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 13.👥 A school app has 225 students, 125 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 22.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 150 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 185 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 24.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 135 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A school app has 225 students, 280 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 270 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 185 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A school app has 160 students, 60 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 65 students, 215 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 155 students, 240 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A school app has 225 students, 230 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 25
- volunteers
- 480
- doctors
- False
- coaches
- readers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a reminder alarm
- librarians
- parents
- a user need
- a user need
- a water reminder
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- a homework planner
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 85
- coaches
- volunteers
- a recipe finder
- teachers
- doctors
- a pocket-money tracker
- 665
- a recipe finder
- True
- a dark mode switch
- helps nobody well
- True
- 100
- 360
- teachers
- 5
- persona
- a bus tracker
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