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 feature (b) a user need
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 95 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 25 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 180 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 265 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 10.👥 A school app has 195 students, 20 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A school app has 245 students, 20 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 145 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A school app has 260 students, 275 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 16.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 230 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 19.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 140 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 180 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 30 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 155 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 30.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 32.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 35 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 190 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 90 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 235 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 140 students, 115 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 300 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 300 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 255 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
Answer key
- a feature
- 225
- nurses
- ask and watch users
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- 740
- a bus tracker
- students
- a user need
- 385
- a user need
- 340
- teachers
- 775
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- 355
- a user need
- 425
- volunteers
- a big-text reader
- a search bar
- a water reminder
- 450
- False
- True
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- 455
- 305
- 370
- 445
- 110
- doctors
- 710
- 540
- helps nobody well
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