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: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 3.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 185 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 225 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 25 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 18.👥 A school app has 220 students, 40 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 190 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 80 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 285 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A school app has 170 students, 40 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 33.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 100 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 55 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 230 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 35 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 39.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 215 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 105 students, 180 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
Answer key
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a water reminder
- True
- a feature
- True
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 740
- False
- to build what they need
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- 610
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- a share button
- 450
- doctors
- False
- False
- 145
- True
- 520
- a feature
- 465
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a bus tracker
- True
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- readers
- ask and watch users
- False
- patients
- fans
- nurses
- 20
- 55
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