FAQ — DoodleGram

Short answers to the things people ask most. If your question isn't here, email us and a human will get back to you.

Is DoodleGram free?

Yes, completely. There's no paid tier, no subscription, and no limit on how much you can post or view. The web version shows a small number of ads spliced into the feed to cover hosting. Posting, liking, commenting, and following are free forever.

Do I need an account to look around?

No. Anyone can browse the feed, open individual doodles, and visit profiles without signing in. You only need an account to post a doodle, like, comment, or follow someone.

How do I post a doodle?

Tap the plus button in the top-left of the feed. Pick draw to open the in-app canvas and sketch with your finger or a stylus, or upload to bring in a picture you already have. Add a one-line caption if you like, and post. A doodle you draw in the app appears right away; an image you upload gets a quick review first — to keep the feed hand-drawn — so it can take a little while to show up.

What counts as a doodle?

Anything that looks hand-drawn: wobbly lines, simple shapes, a sketchy, unpolished feel. The content check cares about the look, not the subject or how skilled you are. A photograph of your cat won't get through; a thirty-second scrawl of your cat will. When in doubt, keep it loose and drawn rather than rendered or photographic — and keep it in the spirit of the place: quick, hand-drawn-feeling, a little bit ugly.

Why didn't my post show up?

A couple of possibilities. If you uploaded an image, it may still be in the review queue — uploads are checked before they go public (doodles drawn in the app appear right away). If it didn't look enough like a doodle (too photographic), the check may have held it back. And anything that breaks the community guidelines can be removed by a moderator. If none of that fits, email us.

How does the daily Top 3 work?

Every twenty-four hours the three most-liked doodles posted that day are pinned to the Top 3 tab with a little gold, silver, and bronze rosette. The board resets at midnight UTC, so a slow morning isn't fatal — a doodle that goes off at 11pm can still take the gold. Likes from the current day are what count.

What's the "doodle of the day"?

The day's winning doodle gets a little extra spotlight — a short looping video that shows the drawing (and sometimes a stick-man animation riffing on the caption). It's our way of celebrating the doodle that landed best with everyone that day.

How does the feed decide what I see?

The "everyone" feed is freshest-first with a small lift for doodles that are picking up early likes, so good new work surfaces without old hits dominating. Signed-in users also get a "following" feed showing only the doodlers they follow. There's no engagement-maximising black box — just recency, a nudge for early traction, and who you follow.

Can I change my avatar? Can I upload my own?

You pick from a set of preset doodle avatars when you sign up, and you can change which preset you use any time from your profile. We don't take custom avatar uploads — partly to keep moderation manageable, partly because the presets are cute and keep everyone looking like they belong here.

How do I delete a doodle or my whole account?

Delete a single doodle from the post itself. To delete your whole account, email us and we'll remove it along with your posts. No retention traps, no "are you really sure" mazes.

Is there an iPhone app? What about Android?

Not yet — for now DoodleGram lives on the web at doodlegram.app, and it works fine straight from a phone browser. A dedicated iPhone app is in the works. An Android app isn't on the roadmap yet.

How do you handle bad content, and how do I report it?

Every post passes a content gate before going live, and anything reported goes to a human moderator who can remove it and warn or ban the author. We remove harassment, hate speech, sexual content, anything involving minors, and anything illegal. To report a doodle, open it and use the report option, or email us. The full rules live on the community guidelines page.

Does the web version really show ads?

The web version is built to show a small number of ads in the feed once every few doodles — never on empty screens, sign-in, or the drawing canvas. Ads are currently switched off while we finish some housekeeping.

Who made this, and how do I get in touch?

DoodleGram is a small project by people who missed the early, scrappier internet. Found a bug, have an idea, or want to ask something we didn't cover? Email us and a real person will answer within a few days. See also the about page, the privacy page, and the terms of service.