Quick survey – building a journal app for VALUE INVESTORS. Is this actually a real need? I'm at a bit of a crossroads.

I'm building an investment journal app for value investors, and I'm about halfway built. It's not finished yet – features are incomplete (viewable but not functional yet). But I'm starting to worry this might just be me building something I think is useful rather than something people actually need. So I wanted to run a quick survey here and get some honest feedback.

Let me give you a quick overview of what I'm going for:

This app is a modern investment journal that integrates real-time stock data directly with your writing. It solves the "disconnect" problem where your written logic lives in one app (Notion) and the market reality lives in another (the stock exchange).

Key features:

* Visual Recall: Pin your journal entries directly onto the K-Line chart.
* Automated Data: Real-time prices for US, European, and Asian markets (via Alpaca & Finnhub).
* Notion-Grade Editor: A rich-text writing experience with Slash commands (/) and drag-and-drop blocks.
* Privacy First: Your financial data belongs to you, not us.

Unlike TradingView or TradeZella, which are built for active traders, this app is designed specifically for value investors – who tend to focus more on research, analysis, and decision logic. At its core, this is a note-taking app, with stock prices and market data seamlessly embedded into your notes.

So I'm curious: **Is this something you'd actually use? How do you currently document your investment decisions today? Excel? Notion? Word? Obsidian? Something else?**

Thanks in advance for any feedback – brutal honesty welcome!

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Updated at 2026-7-20

I spent a few days wrapping up a previously unfinished project, and now the beta version is ready to use. The product is called **Stockxy**, at [**stockxy.com**](https://stockxy.com/). Feel free to test it out and share any feedback or suggestions for improvement!