A simple workout log for people who lift.

PureLog is a free workout log for people who lift. It has two screens. Log is where you record today's sets, and Progress shows a chart for every exercise you've logged. You open it in your phone's browser at the gym, so there's nothing to download.

Most workout apps grow over time. A social feed gets added, then a diet tracker, then a calendar, and each one ends up on the screen you look at between sets. PureLog leaves those out. If a feature doesn't help you record a set or check your progress, it isn't in the app.

On the Log tab you pick an exercise, enter weight and reps, and tap to confirm each set. Your sets from last time are already filled in, so on most sets you change a number or two at most.

The Progress tab has a line chart for each exercise. After a few weeks you can see whether your bench press is going up, holding steady or slipping, and decide whether to change something.

You won't find followers, likes, badges or a feed of other people's workouts. PureLog only shows your own history.

PureLog doesn't ask you to set up a routine before your first workout. It works from what you've already logged. When you finish an exercise, it looks at your last five sessions. If you've followed that exercise with another one at least twice, it suggests that one next and shows how often, for example "Followed this 4 of the last 5 times." One tap starts it.

You can ignore the suggestion and pick anything else. Nothing gets marked as skipped, and there's no plan to fix afterwards. If you change your split, the suggestions catch up within a few workouts.

The exercise list cleans itself up as well. An exercise you haven't logged in 60 days drops off your active list with its history kept, and it comes back as soon as you log it again.

To get stronger you need to do a little more than last time, usually one more rep or a few more pounds. That's progressive overload. Because the Log tab shows last time's sets, you can see the number to beat before you start. If you benched 185 lb for 5, 5 and 4 last Monday, today you'll see 185 × 5, 185 × 5 and 185 × 4, and you can aim for a fifth rep on the last set.

For more on what to record and when to add weight, see how to log your workouts.

PureLog runs in Safari, Chrome or any other browser, so there's nothing to install or update. You can start without an account: tap Start Logging and record your first workout. When you want to keep it, save it to your Google account.

To open it like an app, add it to your home screen. On iPhone, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the ⋮ menu and tap Add to Home screen. PureLog then opens full screen from its own icon. Once your log is saved with Google, you can sign in on any phone or computer and see the same history.

People usually keep a workout log in one of four ways.

A notes app is quick and works anywhere, but it can't chart your progress, and finding last week's numbers gets slower as the log grows.

A spreadsheet gives you full control and real charts. It works well at a desk and is awkward on a phone between sets. If you prefer one, start with our free workout log template. You can import it into PureLog later.

Full-featured tracker apps come with routines, social features and more, and they suit people who want all of that. If you only want to record your lifts and watch the numbers go up, PureLog keeps the logging and the charts and leaves out the rest.

1. Tap Start Logging. You don't need an account.
2. Type your first exercise the way you'd write it. There's no exercise database to search.
3. Enter weight and reps, and tap to confirm each set.
4. Finish the workout. Next time, those numbers are filled in.
5. Save your log with Google whenever you're ready.

If you already keep a log somewhere else, you can import a CSV with date, exercise, weight and reps columns.

Logging, suggestions and progress charts are free, with no limit on workouts or exercises. Free accounts see the last three months of progress. Pro costs $2.99 a month and adds your full history and full CSV export.