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 205 patients, 140 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A school app has 215 students, 110 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 70 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.👥 A school app has 75 students, 135 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 9.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 20 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.👥 A school app has 120 students, 280 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.🎯 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
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 170 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 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 recipe finder
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 255 doctors and 280 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A school app has 300 students, 175 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 105 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 30 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 34.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 35.👥 A school app has 230 students, 95 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A school app has 260 students, 300 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 220 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 180 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 40.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 255 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
Answer key
- 65
- a user need
- students
- a user need
- 400
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- parents
- a pocket-money tracker
- 240
- a feature
- 90
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a search bar
- ask and watch users
- coaches
- False
- a recipe finder
- a water reminder
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- True
- nurses
- False
- 110
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- 445
- persona
- a problem a user has
- 55
- to build what they need
- students
- False
- 755
- 115
- 30
- librarians
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