About Virtus
Free tools to build discipline at the gym and in life.
Who we are
Virtus is built by Verum Services, a company registered in Paris, France. It is a small independent operation, not a venture-funded startup and not a media company: the same person who writes the articles on this blog builds the apps they talk about.
Why the apps exist
Most fitness apps are built to be subscribed to, not to be used. They gate the useful parts behind a paywall, fill the rest with ads, and treat your training history as their asset rather than yours. Virtus was built as the opposite of that: the tools that help you show up should not cost anything, and the record of your own work should belong to you.
The premise underneath both apps is that discipline is a practice, not a personality trait. You control the work, and the results follow from the work being done consistently. The apps exist to make that work easy to log and hard to lose track of.
The apps
Virtus Athlete
A workout tracker for people who lift. Build unlimited programs, log every set, and watch your lifts progress over time. Free on iOS and Android, with no paywall and no ads.
Download Virtus AthleteVirtus Habit
The same idea applied outside the gym: habits, goals, and the daily actions that get you to them. Currently in development and not yet released on the app stores.
How your data is handled
The apps are local-first: your training data lives on your device and stays usable with no connection, syncing to the cloud so you do not lose it when you change phones. We do not sell your data. The full detail is in the privacy policy.
The blog
The Virtus blog covers training, programming, nutrition, and recovery, including full guides to the established strength programs. It carries no advertising and no sponsored content. How the articles are researched, reviewed, and corrected, and where AI is used in that process, is documented in our editorial policy.