EndoLogs vs a Spreadsheet
The most popular procedure log in medicine is a spreadsheet. It is free, it is flexible, and every physician who keeps one knows exactly how it goes: three weeks of diligent rows, then a gap, then a weekend of reconstructing cases from the endoscopy schedule.
The spreadsheet fails for one reason: it lives at a desk, and procedures happen everywhere else. EndoLogs moves the log into your pocket. A colonoscopy is a handful of taps, not a wall of cells: indication, findings, interventions, quality metrics, saved before you reach the next room, synced to the web automatically.
And the math does itself. Cecal intubation rate, case counts by procedure and attending, complication rate: computed live, not with formulas that break when a column moves.
| EndoLogs | Spreadsheets | |
|---|---|---|
| Logging a case | A few taps on your phone between cases | Type into cells at a desk, later |
| iPhone experience | Purpose-built procedure logging app | Spreadsheet apps on a phone screen |
| Web access | Same log, synced to endologs.com | Depends where the file lives |
| Quality metrics | Computed automatically | Your formulas, your maintenance |
| Reports | One-tap polished PDF | Format it yourself, every time |
| Data entry consistency | Structured one-tap choices, same terms every time | Free text, typos, drift |
| Your data | Export to CSV/JSON anytime | Already yours, if you can find v3_final |
| Price | Free trial, then a few dollars a month | Free, plus your evenings |
The part nobody else has
EndoLogs is phone-first. A real iPhone app built only for procedure logging, fast enough to use in the walk between rooms, with every entry synced to the web app for the workstation. Log where the procedure happens, review where the desk is.
Common questions
Can I import my existing spreadsheet?
Yes. The iPhone app imports CSV today, and the importer is forgiving: it matches columns by their header names, so column order does not matter, extra columns are ignored, and only Date and Procedure are required. Multiple findings or interventions go in one cell, separated by commas. Terms it recognizes become structured entries; anything else is preserved as free text, so nothing is lost. Download the template below to see the exact headers.
Can I still get my data out?
Always. CSV and JSON export are built in, so the spreadsheet remains available as an export format. The difference is you will never have to maintain it by hand again.
CSV template
Start from the exact columns
The template below has every column the importer understands, with example rows showing the format. The rules are simple:
- Only Date and Procedure are required; every other column is optional
- Column order does not matter; headers are matched by name
- Multiple findings or interventions go in one cell, separated by commas
- Anything the importer does not recognize is kept as free text
Try EndoLogs free for 3 days. $4.99/month after. Cancel anytime, and your data exports with you.
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