RE: Looking for interesting shapes
No need to be sorry. Things clutter up pretty easy. I stay away from my feed because of that.
I changed from Steemit to using eSteem once I found out they had a desktop app (as well as phone apps).
Prefer to use my desktop computer when writing posts.
There are probably more apps that have the same functionality, but I like the option to create a 'Favorites' list for people whose account I check on a daily basis, and have an easy bookmark feature for posts I want to read later, or contests I want to join.
For my own contests, the draft feature is perfect. It kind of works like a template. There are other ways to do that, but it is nice to have it all in one app. They even store your images for later use. One downside, they take 10% of your payout. On the other hand there is a chance they will upvote your post with an $1+ upvote. It works out fine for me.