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: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 180 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 3.🎯 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 big-text reader
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 110 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 13.👥 A school app has 75 students, 195 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 105 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 160 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A school app has 115 students, 265 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 235 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 160 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 37.👥 A school app has 135 students, 90 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 195 students, 90 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 39.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 120 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- a feature
- 50
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- the people who use it
- nurses
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- 120
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- 50
- ask and watch users
- True
- to build what they need
- True
- a feature
- False
- False
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- a search bar
- False
- 15
- False
- 35
- False
- 395
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a recipe finder
- 455
- parents
- librarians
- a water reminder
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