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 85 students, 115 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 260 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 30 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 12.👥 A school app has 160 students, 275 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A school app has 85 students, 25 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 18.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 275 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 245 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 50 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 95 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 155 students, 160 teachers and 190 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 20 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.👥 A school app has 135 students, 100 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 190 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- teachers
- 480
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- 420
- “What should I cook?”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- helps nobody well
- 490
- False
- a user need
- False
- False
- parents
- 630
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- True
- a water reminder
- a user need
- 85
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- 280
- 390
- parents
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- 255
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- 385
- a search bar
- doctors
- True
- False
- a feature
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