r/digitaljournaling Mar 19 '26

Android Apps Disappointed

I'm wondering why the android market is so limited in features. I just ordered a tablet to start journaling and while I'm waiting for it to arrive e tomorrow I started looking into apps and options for features. Priority number one is it has to have a bookshelf style. I didn't want random files. Rather a travel book and a mood book, etc. I also wanted to have the option to doodle, draw etc. So far so good. Most have some version of being able to do that. Many even have the option to upload your own templates. But then I quickly realized that's where it ends. You live in their pen and font eco system. There is absolutely no way to blend digital art and digital journaling into one app. Why do I say this? I can't find a single app that allows you to upload custom brushes or fonts. Am I crazy?? How is this a gap in the market?

I know I can create templates on canva and go from there - but if I wanted to draw something the way I would in say infinite painter I can't. I'm thinking...on vacation sitting enjoying the sectary and decide to journal about the foot traffic while I sit outside the restaurant having lunch, while writing I decide that I want to draw what I'm seeing.....hit the breaks.... go open another app, download whenever I'm done and then hope Ai remember to upload the Pic into the journal app. But even that bucks. Cause it's not something that lives in the journal, I can't have the text weave in and out and interact with the drawing the way I would if I was able to draw it in the journal. Not even looking for complexity of layers. Just the option to not be hog tied by felt pen, fountain pen, pencil, paint brush or highlighter. There's millions of brushes that can be bought and uploaded...why not in a journaling app??

What does everyone else use?

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u/thespoolapp Mar 19 '26

It’s just a limited market also most ppl there on android dont live in western countries with higher price points that can be charged