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.
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- 1.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) whether users get lost (b) the screen layout (c) the theme colours (d) the button colours
- 2.🎨 A beautiful app that confuses everyone has ___. (a) perfect UX (b) no UI at all (c) good UI but poor UX (d) good UX but poor UI
- 3.True or false: the font size is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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4.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm → Pens → Item
Design B: Home → Offers → Shop → Item (a) Design B (b) Design A -
5.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Offers → Confirm
Design B: Home → Offers → Menu → Confirm → Pay → Pens → Item - 6.🎨 UX stands for user ___. (a) extra (b) experience (c) example (d) express
- 7.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: how fast a task is done? (a) UI (b) UX
- 8.🎨 Fewer taps to finish a task usually means ___. (a) a bigger app (b) more colours (c) worse UX (d) better UX
- 9.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the theme colours (b) how easy sign-up is (c) the screen layout (d) the icon shapes
- 10.True or false: the theme colours is about UX (the experience). (a) False (b) True
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11.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Confirm → Pens → Offers
Design B: Home → Shop → Confirm -
12.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Shop → Search
Design B: Home → Menu → Search → Pens (a) Design A (b) Design B -
13.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pay → Search → Address
Design B: Home → Shop → Cart → Results → Menu → Pay -
14.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Pay → Confirm → Shop
Design B: Home → Shop → Pens → Menu → Confirm → Cart → Search (a) Design B (b) Design A -
15.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pens → Shop → Item → Menu
Design B: Home → Confirm → Cart → Size → Item → Offers -
16.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pay → Size
Design B: Home → Pens → Pay → Cart -
17.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design A need?
Design A: Home → Offers → Pens → Cart
Design B: Home → Results → Pens -
18.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Address → Search
Design B: Home → Pens → Search → Results → Pay -
19.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Pens → Results → Cart → Size → Offers → Address
Design B: Home → Address → Shop → Pens - 20.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) whether users get lost (c) the screen layout (d) how fast a task is done
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21.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Offers → Confirm → Address → Cart
Design B: Home → Menu → Pens → Shop → Confirm → Offers → Address -
22.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pay → Size → Menu → Offers → Confirm → Item
Design B: Home → Size → Item → Search → Shop -
23.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design A need?
Design A: Home → Size → Pens → Cart
Design B: Home → Size → Search - 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) the icon shapes (c) how users feel after (d) how many taps it takes
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25.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Address → Pens → Menu → Cart
Design B: Home → Size → Address (a) Design B (b) Design A -
26.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design A need?
Design A: Home → Confirm → Offers
Design B: Home → Pens → Offers → Menu → Cart → Size - 27.True or false: how easy sign-up is is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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28.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Item → Cart → Size → Address → Search → Shop
Design B: Home → Menu → Item - 29.🎨 Who should you test the UX with? (a) only yourself (b) the app icon (c) nobody (d) real users
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the icon shapes (b) the screen layout (c) the button colours (d) how users feel after
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31.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Results → Cart → Pay → Address → Item → Menu
Design B: Home → Address → Pens → Pay → Menu (a) Design B (b) Design A -
32.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Item → Confirm → Shop → Results → Pay
Design B: Home → Pay → Menu → Search → Address → Cart → Offers -
33.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Size → Pay → Offers → Search → Pens → Shop
Design B: Home → Item → Search → Size → Shop (a) Design B (b) Design A - 34.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) how fast a task is done (b) how many taps it takes (c) whether users get lost (d) the icon shapes
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35.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Shop → Results → Confirm → Pay → Cart → Item
Design B: Home → Shop → Size → Confirm (a) Design A (b) Design B - 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the button colours (b) the theme colours (c) whether users get lost (d) the screen layout
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37.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Pens → Address → Cart → Shop → Size → Menu
Design B: Home → Offers → Size → Results → Confirm (a) Design A (b) Design B - 38.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: the button colours? (a) UI (b) UX
- 39.True or false: the theme colours is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: the icon shapes is about UX (the experience). (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- whether users get lost
- good UI but poor UX
- True
- Design B
- 6
- experience
- UX
- better UX
- how easy sign-up is
- False
- 1
- Design A
- 2
- Design A
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 3
- the screen layout
- 2
- 2
- 3
- the icon shapes
- Design B
- 2
- False
- 4
- real users
- how users feel after
- Design B
- 6
- Design B
- the icon shapes
- Design B
- whether users get lost
- Design B
- UI
- True
- False
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