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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 295 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 3.👥 A school app has 85 students, 195 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 75 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 60 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A school app has 20 students, 260 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 280 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 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
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 170 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 255 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 275 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 260 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 170 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 275 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 39.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 50 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 55 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
Answer key
- a feature
- librarians
- parents
- a user need
- a feature
- 585
- a reminder alarm
- helps nobody well
- 390
- the people who use it
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- False
- a homework planner
- True
- ask and watch users
- False
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- a dark mode switch
- True
- a user need
- 775
- True
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- patients
- coaches
- a big-text reader
- coaches
- a user need
- 205
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- 365
- a bus tracker
- patients
- volunteers
- 60
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