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A training log with a floating island · New

Train evenly, and the island rises.

A little island floats above the clouds, and five spirits hold it up: the sylph of air, the golem of earth, the undine of water, the dryad of wood and the salamander of fire. Every training feeds one of them: running feeds the sylph, weights the golem, swimming the undine, stretching the dryad, boxing the salamander. The more evenly you train, the higher the island rises and the more grows on it. Lean too hard on one element and you see it as weather: the grass dries without water, the edges crumble without earth, the stone cracks without stretching. A sudden jump in load brings a storm and a nudge to rest. Meanwhile every training carries the island on a voyage past Laputa, Buyan and Avalon, the islanders ask small favours each week, and rare guests fly in when you train in the rain, the snow or at dawn. Free, no ads, no account.

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Android 9.0+ · Free · English & Русский

What's inside

Everything Aloft does.

Five spirits

Long and steady work is air, heavy work is earth, anything in water is water, stretching and balance are wood, bursts and fights are fire. 24 kinds are built in; add your own and give them to any spirit.

Honest load

Minutes times how hard it felt, fading over about two weeks. A spirit grows from a spark to a great spirit, and the island's height is the average of all five.

Imbalance is weather

Drought, landslides, gusts, sinking and cracks show which element is missing. Two strong elements together raise a mill, a forge, hot springs, a garden or a rainbow.

Storm, calm, anchor

A sudden jump against the last four weeks brings a storm. A rest day brings calm and sleeping spirits. Ill or injured? Drop anchor, and nothing fades.

The voyage

Any training moves the island along the season's route. Each legendary island sends a letter and a keepsake that appears on yours.

Islanders' requests

Three small favours a week, the first from the weakest element. A pennant for each one done, and gifts for enough thanks.

Guests from the weather

With a town set, the island sees the real weather. Train in the rain, snow, fog, frost or heat, at dawn or after dark, and one of nine rare guests flies in.

The council

At the end of the week the spirits gather round a fire and tell the week in a few plain sentences.

Screens

Captured in Aloft.

Aloft: The island — The islandFive spirits and what grew.

Aloft: A training — A trainingWhat, how long, how hard.

Aloft: The voyage — The voyageThe season's route.

Aloft: The council — The councilThe week by the fire.

Aloft: Spirits — SpiritsAnd the guests met.

Aloft: The golem — The golemWhat feeds him.

Aloft: Night — NightThe island after dark.

Which spirit it feeds

Element	Spirit	For example
Air	Sylph	running, walking, skiing, cycling
Earth	Golem	weights, the bar, climbing
Water	Undine	swimming, rowing, paddleboard
Wood	Dryad	yoga, stretching, pilates
Fire	Salamander	intervals, boxing, ball games, dancing

Get it

Get Aloft.

Install

Version: v1.0.0
File: Aloft.apk
Requires: Android 9.0 (API 28) or newer. No Google services needed.
Permissions: Internet, only for the town search and the weather (only the town's coordinates are sent); notifications for the Sunday council. No account, no ads, no analytics.
License: MIT · font m6x11 by Daniel Linssen

Download the APK on your phone.
Open it and allow installs from this source when Android asks.
Log your last training and watch the light fly to its spirit.

The island never falls and nothing is lost for a missed week: it just sinks into the clouds and rises again with the next walk. Your log stays on the phone. The load model is a general guide, not medical advice.

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Build from source

JDK 17+ (Android Studio's bundled JBR works) and the Android SDK. Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room, DataStore, WorkManager; the island, the spirits and the guests are drawn in code.

git clone https://github.com/bigdevwhale/aloft.git
cd aloft
./gradlew testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug
./gradlew assembleDebug -Pdemo              # app.aloft.demo: eight weeks of training
./gradlew testDebugUnitTest -Prender --tests '*RenderArt*'   # sprites and every screen to PNG, EN and RU

Good to know

Questions people ask.

Does it count steps or read a watch?

Not yet: you log a training in a few taps. An import from Health Connect is planned.

What if I train only one thing?

That's fine; the island just shows it. A runner's island is tossed by gusts until the golem gets some weights. Nothing is taken away.

Why a storm after a great week?

Because load that jumps far above your usual is when injuries happen. The storm is a nudge to rest a day, not a punishment.

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