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 gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 285 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 100 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 140 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A school app has 45 students, 55 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 16.👥 A school app has 210 students, 70 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 205 doctors and 45 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 20.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 115 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 90 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 295 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 24.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 235 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 180 students, 240 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 190 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 295 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 32.👥 A school app has 190 students, 265 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 275 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 34.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A school app has 230 students, 110 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 130 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 70 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 730
- “I forget my homework”
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- a homework planner
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- 370
- 650
- a feature
- 20
- students
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- the people who use it
- librarians
- 210
- 695
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- False
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- 540
- teachers
- 125
- coaches
- 10
- doctors
- persona
- a user need
- students
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 265
- 355
- a feature
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