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 of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 3.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”
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 205 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A school app has 215 students, 25 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 260 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 100 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 110 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 145 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 130 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 165 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 40 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 255 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 29.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 95 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 31.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 110 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 215 students, 110 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 35.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 275 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 38.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 255 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 215 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a problem a user has
- 785
- a feature
- 200
- 65
- ask and watch users
- a search bar
- a feature
- a homework planner
- 180
- False
- 80
- a big-text reader
- coaches
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- 90
- False
- a recipe finder
- librarians
- 335
- True
- fans
- 35
- persona
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- 590
- 160
- False
- True
- librarians
- 405
- 665
- True
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