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 of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 230 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 300 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 7.🎯 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
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A school app has 265 students, 275 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.👥 A school app has 195 students, 190 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 19.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 100 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 35 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 27.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 95 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 135 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 65 students, 75 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 25 students, 290 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 38.👥 A school app has 255 students, 130 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 25 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- 355
- False
- a feature
- 225
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- False
- a big-text reader
- True
- 15
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- 645
- a bus tracker
- False
- False
- 145
- False
- to build what they need
- 290
- the people who use it
- a reminder alarm
- readers
- True
- a big-text reader
- 320
- 305
- True
- 395
- False
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- 505
- nurses
- False
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