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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 170 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 210 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 40 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 210 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 16.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 175 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 17.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 18.👥 A school app has 240 students, 100 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 24.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 295 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 295 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 28.👥 A school app has 35 students, 200 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 29.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 55 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 120 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 33.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 50 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.👥 A school app has 200 students, 80 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 55 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a homework planner
- 75
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- helps nobody well
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- True
- doctors
- False
- 85
- a user need
- fans
- librarians
- to build what they need
- 30
- a reminder alarm
- a homework planner
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a problem a user has
- librarians
- True
- coaches
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- readers
- a user need
- 95
- a big-text reader
- readers
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 555
- False
- False
- 315
- a feature
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