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 school app has 245 students, 70 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 225 coaches and 250 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 255 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 6.👥 A school app has 60 students, 180 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 7.👥 A school app has 55 students, 210 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 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 child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 135 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 290 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 75 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 17.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 290 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 215 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 55 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 21.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 245 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 250 doctors and 155 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 26.👥 A school app has 170 students, 165 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 240 students, 205 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 28.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 80 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 150 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 140 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 295 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 37.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 225 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 38.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 185 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
Answer key
- 410
- fans
- “What should I cook?”
- a water reminder
- 45
- parents
- parents
- False
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- 105
- a big-text reader
- doctors
- nurses
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- 55
- False
- 325
- volunteers
- librarians
- a feature
- True
- patients
- a recipe finder
- 370
- 180
- 515
- True
- a feature
- 125
- True
- a feature
- 50
- librarians
- ask and watch users
- 145
- persona
- a share button
- 110
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