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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 275 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 145 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 195 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 8.👥 A school app has 110 students, 240 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A school app has 50 students, 215 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 35 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 150 coaches and 55 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 100 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 260 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 80 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A school app has 35 students, 265 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 36.👥 A school app has 65 students, 50 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 250 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 39.🎯 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 big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 70 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- 105
- to build what they need
- a big-text reader
- fans
- a user need
- 15
- 515
- helps nobody well
- a recipe finder
- True
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- False
- a bus tracker
- False
- parents
- a user need
- a user need
- 120
- coaches
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- True
- False
- a reminder alarm
- True
- False
- nurses
- 45
- 195
- a feature
- teachers
- 30
- 55
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- coaches
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