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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 90 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 9.👥 A school app has 100 students, 135 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 90 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A school app has 75 students, 200 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 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
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 16.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 70 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 185 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 80 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 25 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 27.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 270 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 185 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 230 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A school app has 115 students, 220 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A school app has 265 students, 210 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- a user need
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- to build what they need
- True
- persona
- 120
- a search bar
- 265
- False
- 290
- 465
- True
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- readers
- False
- a user need
- 585
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 250
- 150
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- helps nobody well
- 25
- 440
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- 770
- False
- a user need
- parents
- a feature
- students
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- a recipe finder
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