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