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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 2.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 95 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 3.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 125 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 115 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 170 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 14.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 30 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 45 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A school app has 190 students, 115 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A school app has 125 students, 110 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 110 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 26.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 110 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 27.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 220 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 29.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 75 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 120 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 35.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 20 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 245 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 150 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- 40
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- players
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- False
- a water reminder
- coaches
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- 110
- readers
- a homework planner
- 310
- False
- True
- students
- True
- 380
- a search bar
- 505
- False
- a big-text reader
- librarians
- 175
- a bus tracker
- persona
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “What should I cook?”
- 110
- to build what they need
- fans
- volunteers
- 150
- False
- 65
- True
- “I forget my homework”
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