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 app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 40 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 5.🎯 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 big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 8.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 10.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 240 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 115 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.👥 A school app has 60 students, 95 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 155 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 75 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.🎯 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
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 120 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 25 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 185 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 125 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 90 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A school app has 225 students, 240 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 190 students, 285 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 255 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 75 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A school app has 200 students, 160 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 300 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- 280
- True
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- a share button
- a dark mode switch
- True
- a problem a user has
- 215
- 175
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- 275
- readers
- False
- False
- 395
- “What should I cook?”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- ask and watch users
- 190
- a search bar
- 230
- 25
- players
- 145
- False
- False
- 670
- 70
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- 495
- a homework planner
- 340
- a feature
- 465
- 25
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