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.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 80 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A school app has 60 students, 70 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 120 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 130 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 15.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 240 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 16.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 45 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 285 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 150 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 105 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 25.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 290 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 20 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 34.👥 A school app has 270 students, 225 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 205 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 150 students, 200 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 485
- a user need
- a feature
- False
- 215
- the people who use it
- False
- False
- 195
- a water reminder
- a feature
- 100
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- 25
- volunteers
- a user need
- 135
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 115
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 65
- helps nobody well
- “I forget my homework”
- doctors
- a user need
- 465
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- False
- a share button
- 620
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a problem a user has
- coaches
- True
- 565
- True
Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students