diff --git a/src/cli/commands/sync.ts b/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
index 09cca36..7bd844a 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/sync.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { del, download, get, getManifest, handleError, makeUrl, post, put } from
 import { confirm, prompt } from '../prompts'
 import { getAppName, getAppPackage, isApp, resolveAppName } from '../name'
 
+const s = (n: number) => n === 1 ? '' : 's'
+
 function notAppError(): string {
   const pkg = getAppPackage()
   if (!pkg) return 'No package.json found. Use `toes get <app>` to grab one.'
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ export async function historyApp(name?: string) {
       console.log(`      ${color.green('+')} ${file}`)
     }
     for (const file of entry.modified) {
-      console.log(`      ${color.yellow('~')} ${file}`)
+      console.log(`      ${color.magenta('*')} ${file}`)
     }
     for (const file of entry.deleted) {
       console.log(`      ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export async function getApp(name: string) {
   mkdirSync(appPath, { recursive: true })
 
   const files = Object.keys(result.manifest.files)
-  console.log(`Downloading ${files.length} files...`)
+  console.log(`Downloading ${files.length} file${s(files.length)}...`)
 
   for (const file of files) {
     const content = await download(`/api/sync/apps/${name}/files/${file}`)
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ export async function pushApp(options: { quiet?: boolean, force?: boolean } = {}
   const actualDeletes = toDelete.filter(f => !renamedDeletes.has(f))
 
   if (renames.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Renaming ${renames.length} files...`)
+    console.log(`Renaming ${renames.length} file${s(renames.length)}...`)
     for (const { from, to } of renames) {
       const content = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), to))
       const uploadOk = await put(`/api/sync/apps/${appName}/files/${to}?version=${version}`, content)
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ export async function pushApp(options: { quiet?: boolean, force?: boolean } = {}
   }
 
   if (actualUploads.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Uploading ${actualUploads.length} files...`)
+    console.log(`Uploading ${actualUploads.length} file${s(actualUploads.length)}...`)
     let failedUploads = 0
 
     for (const file of actualUploads) {
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ export async function pushApp(options: { quiet?: boolean, force?: boolean } = {}
     }
 
     if (failedUploads > 0) {
-      console.error(`Failed to upload ${failedUploads} file(s). Deployment aborted.`)
+      console.error(`Failed to upload ${failedUploads} file${s(failedUploads)}. Deployment aborted.`)
       console.error(`Incomplete version ${version} left on server (not activated).`)
       return
     }
@@ -245,11 +247,11 @@ export async function pushApp(options: { quiet?: boolean, force?: boolean } = {}
 
   // 3. Delete files that no longer exist locally
   if (actualDeletes.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Deleting ${actualDeletes.length} files...`)
+    console.log(`Deleting ${actualDeletes.length} file${s(actualDeletes.length)}...`)
     for (const file of actualDeletes) {
       const success = await del(`/api/sync/apps/${appName}/files/${file}?version=${version}`)
       if (success) {
-        console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file}`)
+        console.log(`  ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
       } else {
         console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file} (failed)`)
       }
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ export async function pullApp(options: { force?: boolean, quiet?: boolean } = {}
   if (hasDiffs && !options.force) {
     console.error('Cannot pull: you have local changes that would be overwritten')
     for (const file of changed) {
-      console.error(`  ${color.yellow('~')} ${file}`)
+      console.error(`  ${color.magenta('*')} ${file}`)
     }
     for (const file of localOnly) {
       console.error(`  ${color.green('+')} ${file} (local only)`)
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ export async function pullApp(options: { force?: boolean, quiet?: boolean } = {}
   console.log(`Pulling ${color.bold(appName)} from server...`)
 
   if (toDownload.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Downloading ${toDownload.length} files...`)
+    console.log(`Downloading ${toDownload.length} file${s(toDownload.length)}...`)
     for (const file of toDownload) {
       const content = await download(`/api/sync/apps/${appName}/files/${file}`)
       if (!content) {
@@ -354,12 +356,12 @@ export async function pullApp(options: { force?: boolean, quiet?: boolean } = {}
   }
 
   if (toDelete.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Deleting ${toDelete.length} local files...`)
+    console.log(`Deleting ${toDelete.length} local file${s(toDelete.length)}...`)
     for (const file of toDelete) {
       const fullPath = join(process.cwd(), file)
       if (existsSync(fullPath)) {
         unlinkSync(fullPath)
-        console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file}`)
+        console.log(`  ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ export async function statusApp() {
   if (!remoteManifest) {
     console.log(color.yellow('App does not exist on server'))
     const localFileCount = Object.keys(localManifest.files).length
-    console.log(`\nWould create new app with ${localFileCount} files on push\n`)
+    console.log(`\nWould create new app with ${localFileCount} file${s(localFileCount)} on push\n`)
     return
   }
 
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ export async function statusApp() {
       console.log(`  ${color.cyan('→')} ${from} → ${to}`)
     }
     for (const file of changed) {
-      console.log(`  ${color.green('↑')} ${file}`)
+      console.log(`  ${color.magenta('*')} ${file}`)
     }
     for (const file of localOnly) {
       console.log(`  ${color.green('+')} ${file}`)
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ export async function statusApp() {
       console.log(`  ${color.cyan('→')} ${from} → ${to}`)
     }
     for (const file of changed) {
-      console.log(`  ${color.yellow('~')} ${file}`)
+      console.log(`  ${color.magenta('*')} ${file}`)
     }
     for (const file of localOnly) {
       console.log(`  ${color.green('+')} ${file} (local only)`)
@@ -798,12 +800,12 @@ export async function stashApp() {
 
     const content = readFileSync(srcPath)
     writeFileSync(destPath, content)
-    console.log(`  ${color.yellow('→')} ${file}`)
+    console.log(`  ${color.magenta('*')} ${file}`)
   }
 
   // Restore changed files from server
   if (changed.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`\nRestoring ${changed.length} changed files from server...`)
+    console.log(`\nRestoring ${changed.length} changed file${s(changed.length)} from server...`)
     for (const file of changed) {
       const content = await download(`/api/sync/apps/${appName}/files/${file}`)
       if (content) {
@@ -814,13 +816,13 @@ export async function stashApp() {
 
   // Delete local-only files
   if (localOnly.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`Removing ${localOnly.length} local-only files...`)
+    console.log(`Removing ${localOnly.length} local-only file${s(localOnly.length)}...`)
     for (const file of localOnly) {
       unlinkSync(join(process.cwd(), file))
     }
   }
 
-  console.log(color.green(`\n✓ Stashed ${toStash.length} file(s)`))
+  console.log(color.green(`\n✓ Stashed ${toStash.length} file${s(toStash.length)}`))
 }
 
 export async function stashListApp() {
@@ -846,7 +848,7 @@ export async function stashListApp() {
         files: string[]
       }
       const date = new Date(metadata.timestamp).toLocaleString()
-      console.log(`  ${color.bold(stash.name)}  ${color.gray(date)}  ${color.gray(`(${metadata.files.length} files)`)}`)
+      console.log(`  ${color.bold(stash.name)}  ${color.gray(date)}  ${color.gray(`(${metadata.files.length} file${s(metadata.files.length)})`)}`)
     } else {
       console.log(`  ${color.bold(stash.name)}  ${color.gray('(invalid)')}`)
     }
@@ -908,7 +910,7 @@ export async function stashPopApp() {
   // Remove stash directory
   rmSync(stashDir, { recursive: true })
 
-  console.log(color.green(`\n✓ Restored ${metadata.files.length} file(s)`))
+  console.log(color.green(`\n✓ Restored ${metadata.files.length} file${s(metadata.files.length)}`))
 }
 
 export async function cleanApp(options: { force?: boolean, dryRun?: boolean } = {}) {
@@ -934,7 +936,7 @@ export async function cleanApp(options: { force?: boolean, dryRun?: boolean } =
   if (options.dryRun) {
     console.log('Would remove:')
     for (const file of localOnly) {
-      console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file}`)
+      console.log(`  ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
     }
     return
   }
@@ -942,20 +944,20 @@ export async function cleanApp(options: { force?: boolean, dryRun?: boolean } =
   if (!options.force) {
     console.log('Files not on server:')
     for (const file of localOnly) {
-      console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file}`)
+      console.log(`  ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
     }
     console.log()
-    const ok = await confirm(`Remove ${localOnly.length} file(s)?`)
+    const ok = await confirm(`Remove ${localOnly.length} file${s(localOnly.length)}?`)
     if (!ok) return
   }
 
   for (const file of localOnly) {
     const fullPath = join(process.cwd(), file)
     unlinkSync(fullPath)
-    console.log(`  ${color.red('✗')} ${file}`)
+    console.log(`  ${color.red('-')} ${file}`)
   }
 
-  console.log(color.green(`✓ Removed ${localOnly.length} file(s)`))
+  console.log(color.green(`✓ Removed ${localOnly.length} file${s(localOnly.length)}`))
 }
 
 interface VersionsResponse {