I like the share to FFG forum feature when I want to use the forum. But I often use a messaging app to share ideas with friends. The format codes look really bad everywhere other than the forum. Can we get the same text export without the format codes?

Yes.

The app is missing so many features. This is one that should have been straight forward to implement.

They really need to do a competitive analysis of what is already fulfilling this role, and implement this and other basic features. There are many things wrong with it, but that simple method would go a long way to making it better.