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.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 280 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 2.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 105 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 180 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 5.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 285 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 20 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 285 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 235 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 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 recipe finder
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 145 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A school app has 90 students, 200 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 265 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A school app has 85 students, 180 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 290 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 235 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 33.🎯 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
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 38.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 100 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 225 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 40.👥 A school app has 80 students, 290 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 25
- readers
- a bus tracker
- 135
- 105
- 85
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- 60
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- 125
- a search bar
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 565
- 590
- a problem a user has
- doctors
- a user need
- True
- 380
- 645
- True
- True
- False
- False
- a bus tracker
- False
- players
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- True
- persona
- 295
- librarians
- 520
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