App Dev Worksheet: UI vs UX
Developer's tip (Look and feel): UI (user interface) = the look: colours, fonts, icons, layout. UX (user experience) = how it feels: easy, fast, not confusing. Count taps: each arrow in a path is one tap; fewer taps for the same task = better UX.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: how many taps it takes is about UX (the experience). (a) True (b) False
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2.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm
Design B: Home → Confirm → Menu → Cart → Item (a) Design A (b) Design B -
3.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Address → Cart → Menu → Confirm
Design B: Home → Cart → Offers → Pay → Address → Results → Menu (a) Design A (b) Design B -
4.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Pens → Pay → Shop → Results
Design B: Home → Size → Address → Cart - 5.True or false: whether users get lost is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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6.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm
Design B: Home → Offers → Size → Menu → Shop → Results - 7.True or false: the font size is about UX (the experience). (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the theme colours (b) the screen layout (c) the font size (d) how many taps it takes
- 9.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) the screen layout (b) how easy sign-up is (c) how many taps it takes (d) how fast a task is done
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10.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pens → Results → Shop
Design B: Home → Confirm → Shop → Menu → Address → Cart -
11.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Shop → Cart → Pay → Pens → Size → Menu
Design B: Home → Shop → Item → Results → Size (a) Design B (b) Design A - 12.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: the button colours? (a) UI (b) UX
- 13.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) the font size (b) how many taps it takes (c) how fast a task is done (d) how easy sign-up is
- 14.🎨 A beautiful app that confuses everyone has ___. (a) no UI at all (b) perfect UX (c) good UI but poor UX (d) good UX but poor UI
- 15.🎨 Fewer taps to finish a task usually means ___. (a) a bigger app (b) worse UX (c) better UX (d) more colours
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16.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Cart → Menu → Shop
Design B: Home → Item → Confirm - 17.🎨 Who should you test the UX with? (a) nobody (b) the app icon (c) only yourself (d) real users
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18.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Pay
Design B: Home → Offers → Pens → Size → Cart (a) Design B (b) Design A - 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) how many taps it takes (c) the button colours (d) how fast a task is done
- 20.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: how many taps it takes? (a) UI (b) UX
- 21.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the button colours (b) the icon shapes (c) how easy sign-up is (d) the font size
- 22.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: whether users get lost? (a) UI (b) UX
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23.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Pay → Confirm → Offers → Item → Size → Address
Design B: Home → Item → Cart → Confirm → Menu (a) Design B (b) Design A - 24.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: how easy sign-up is? (a) UX (b) UI
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how fast a task is done (b) the icon shapes (c) how many taps it takes (d) how easy sign-up is
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) whether users get lost (c) the screen layout (d) how many taps it takes
- 27.True or false: how easy sign-up is is about UX (the experience). (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: the theme colours? (a) UI (b) UX
- 29.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) how fast a task is done (b) the button colours (c) how many taps it takes (d) how easy sign-up is
- 30.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) how users feel after (b) the icon shapes (c) whether users get lost (d) how fast a task is done
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31.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Confirm → Search
Design B: Home → Results → Pay → Size -
32.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Pens → Shop → Confirm → Menu → Cart
Design B: Home → Shop → Item → Pay -
33.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Search → Cart
Design B: Home → Cart → Size → Results (a) Design B (b) Design A - 34.True or false: how fast a task is done is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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35.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Search → Item → Cart
Design B: Home → Cart → Confirm (a) Design A (b) Design B -
36.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Address → Offers → Menu → Shop → Results → Pay
Design B: Home → Shop → Pay → Pens → Address → Search (a) Design A (b) Design B - 37.True or false: the screen layout is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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38.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Results → Menu → Item
Design B: Home → Item → Size (a) Design A (b) Design B - 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the button colours (b) how easy sign-up is (c) the theme colours (d) the font size
- 40.🎨 UI stands for user ___. (a) interface (b) input (c) idea (d) internet
Answer key
- True
- Design A
- Design A
- 3
- False
- 5
- False
- how many taps it takes
- the screen layout
- 2
- Design B
- UI
- the font size
- good UI but poor UX
- better UX
- 1
- real users
- Design A
- the button colours
- UX
- how easy sign-up is
- UX
- Design B
- UX
- the icon shapes
- the screen layout
- True
- UI
- the button colours
- the icon shapes
- 1
- 3
- Design A
- False
- Design B
- Design B
- True
- Design B
- how easy sign-up is
- interface
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