diff --git a/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua b/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
index 12264dc..6dddaa6 100644
--- a/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
@@ -154,21 +154,6 @@ local function unlink_remote(task, extra, now_ts)
   task.modified = now_ts
 end
 
----@param parts {[1]: integer, [2]: string}[]
----@return string
-local function fmt_counts(parts)
-  local items = {}
-  for _, p in ipairs(parts) do
-    if p[1] > 0 then
-      table.insert(items, p[1] .. ' ' .. p[2])
-    end
-  end
-  if #items == 0 then
-    return 'nothing to do'
-  end
-  return table.concat(items, ' | ')
-end
-
 ---@param callback fun(access_token: string): nil
 local function with_token(callback)
   oauth.async(function()
@@ -191,7 +176,7 @@ function M.push()
 
     local s = require('pending').store()
     local now_ts = os.date('!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ') --[[@as string]]
-    local created, updated, deleted, failed = 0, 0, 0, 0
+    local created, updated, deleted = 0, 0, 0
 
     for _, task in ipairs(s:tasks()) do
       local extra = task._extra or {}
@@ -212,7 +197,6 @@ function M.push()
             delete_event(access_token, cal_id --[[@as string]], event_id --[[@as string]])
           if del_err then
             log.warn('gcal delete failed: ' .. del_err)
-            failed = failed + 1
           else
             unlink_remote(task, extra, now_ts)
             deleted = deleted + 1
@@ -230,7 +214,6 @@ function M.push()
           local upd_err = update_event(access_token, cal_id, event_id, task)
           if upd_err then
             log.warn('gcal update failed: ' .. upd_err)
-            failed = failed + 1
           else
             updated = updated + 1
           end
@@ -238,12 +221,10 @@ function M.push()
           local lid, lid_err = find_or_create_calendar(access_token, cat, calendars)
           if lid_err or not lid then
             log.warn('gcal calendar failed: ' .. (lid_err or 'unknown'))
-            failed = failed + 1
           else
             local new_id, create_err = create_event(access_token, lid, task)
             if create_err then
               log.warn('gcal create failed: ' .. create_err)
-              failed = failed + 1
             elseif new_id then
               if not task._extra then
                 task._extra = {}
@@ -264,12 +245,7 @@ function M.push()
     if buffer.bufnr() and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buffer.bufnr()) then
       buffer.render(buffer.bufnr())
     end
-    log.info('gcal push: ' .. fmt_counts({
-      { created, 'added' },
-      { updated, 'updated' },
-      { deleted, 'removed' },
-      { failed, 'failed' },
-    }))
+    log.info(string.format('Google Calendar pushed — +%d ~%d -%d', created, updated, deleted))
   end)
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua b/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
index a2a6da0..7337030 100644
--- a/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
@@ -195,21 +195,6 @@ local function unlink_remote(task, now_ts)
   task.modified = now_ts
 end
 
----@param parts {[1]: integer, [2]: string}[]
----@return string
-local function fmt_counts(parts)
-  local items = {}
-  for _, p in ipairs(parts) do
-    if p[1] > 0 then
-      table.insert(items, p[1] .. ' ' .. p[2])
-    end
-  end
-  if #items == 0 then
-    return 'nothing to do'
-  end
-  return table.concat(items, ' | ')
-end
-
 ---@param task pending.Task
 ---@return table
 local function task_to_gtask(task)
@@ -465,12 +450,9 @@ function M.push()
     if buffer.bufnr() and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buffer.bufnr()) then
       buffer.render(buffer.bufnr())
     end
-    log.info('gtasks push: ' .. fmt_counts({
-      { created, 'added' },
-      { updated, 'updated' },
-      { deleted, 'deleted' },
-      { failed, 'failed' },
-    }))
+    log.info(
+      string.format('Google Tasks pushed — +%d ~%d -%d !%d', created, updated, deleted, failed)
+    )
   end)
 end
 
@@ -492,12 +474,15 @@ function M.pull()
     if buffer.bufnr() and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buffer.bufnr()) then
       buffer.render(buffer.bufnr())
     end
-    log.info('gtasks pull: ' .. fmt_counts({
-      { created, 'added' },
-      { updated, 'updated' },
-      { unlinked, 'unlinked' },
-      { failed, 'failed' },
-    }))
+    log.info(
+      string.format(
+        'Google Tasks pulled — +%d ~%d !%d, unlinked: %d',
+        created,
+        updated,
+        failed,
+        unlinked
+      )
+    )
   end)
 end
 
@@ -521,17 +506,19 @@ function M.sync()
     if buffer.bufnr() and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buffer.bufnr()) then
       buffer.render(buffer.bufnr())
     end
-    log.info('gtasks sync — push: ' .. fmt_counts({
-      { pushed_create, 'added' },
-      { pushed_update, 'updated' },
-      { pushed_delete, 'deleted' },
-      { pushed_failed, 'failed' },
-    }) .. '  pull: ' .. fmt_counts({
-      { pulled_create, 'added' },
-      { pulled_update, 'updated' },
-      { unlinked, 'unlinked' },
-      { pulled_failed, 'failed' },
-    }))
+    log.info(
+      string.format(
+        'Google Tasks synced — push: +%d ~%d -%d !%d, pull: +%d ~%d !%d, unlinked: %d',
+        pushed_create,
+        pushed_update,
+        pushed_delete,
+        pushed_failed,
+        pulled_create,
+        pulled_update,
+        pulled_failed,
+        unlinked
+      )
+    )
   end)
 end