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 search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 3.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 4.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
- 5.👥 A school app has 140 students, 75 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 15.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 205 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 165 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 300 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 20 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 170 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 295 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 240 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 60 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 220 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 200 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 100 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 35.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A school app has 45 students, 55 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 240 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- a search bar
- students
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- a user need
- a user need
- a water reminder
- ask and watch users
- True
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- 20
- doctors
- coaches
- a user need
- 25
- volunteers
- a user need
- doctors
- a pocket-money tracker
- a homework planner
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- a reminder alarm
- 580
- volunteers
- True
- coaches
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- nurses
- a problem a user has
- True
- parents
- players
- True
- a homework planner
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