Show the World Your Goal Progress on Strava
For runners, cyclists and anyone chasing an annual (or monthly) time or distance goal. Automatically add an elegant progress bar to your Strava activity descriptions. Your followers will see exactly where you stand - keeping you accountable. And you'll see exactly how you're pacing - and how many rest days you can take. All for free - no charge, no subscription.
One click connects the Strava account you already have - no app to install, no dashboard to learn. What it can access
65 athletes have tracked 80 goals with Progress Bars
Built for r/Strava regulars chasing their goals.
How It Works
Connect once, set your goal, then upload the way you always do.
- Connect Strava. One click with the account you already have.
- Set Your Goal. Annual, monthly or your own dates - in miles, kilometers, hours, yards or meters.
- Upload Like Normal. Your progress bar lands in the activity description within seconds.
Built-In Accountability
Your Strava friends see your progress on every activity - a quiet bit of pride on the good weeks, and a nudge on the slow ones.
Pace Your Target
Know exactly how many days ahead or behind you are, so you can adjust your training accordingly.
Power Over Start/End
Control your goal's start and end dates—including backdating. Update your annual goal anytime you want.
Power Over Goal
Customize goals like whether cycling includes e-bike rides or virtual activities.
Clean & Custom
An elegant, lightweight progress bar. Customize the look to you from 7+ options - including a seasonally changing one!
Fully Automatic
Just upload your activity to Strava. Your description updates instantly—no extra steps.
What Your Followers See
Every activity that counts toward your goal gets a bar like the one above. Pick the style that suits you - including a seasonal one that changes through the year.
- Default
- Circles
- Stars
- Bars
- Diamonds
- Parallelograms
- Seasonal
Why It's Free
Progress Bars is a solo project, built by a Strava athlete for fellow athletes. There's no PRO tier, no trial and nothing locked - every feature on this page is free.
For comparison, Strava's own Goals feature is part of its paid subscription, and only you can see your progress. Progress Bars puts yours on every activity, for nothing.
Questions Athletes Ask
What Can Progress Bars See and Change in My Strava Account?
Progress Bars asks Strava for three permissions. "read" gets your first name and public profile. "activity:read_all" reads each activity's type, date, distance and duration - including Only You activities, so private workouts still count toward your goal. "activity:write" lets it add the progress bar to your activity description (or your private notes, if you choose).
It never reads GPS routes, heart rate, photos, comments, kudos or who you follow. You can disconnect anytime at strava.com/settings/apps. Read the privacy policy
Will It Change My Activity Descriptions?
Only on new activities that count toward one of your goals - Progress Bars writes the progress bar into that activity's description. Want to keep it to yourself? Turn on private notes for a goal and the bar goes there instead, where only you can see it. You can also pick weekly updates only, so it posts once a week instead of on every activity. Zwift rides keep Zwift's own description, with the bar added underneath.
How Fast Does the Progress Bar Show Up?
Usually within seconds of your activity landing on Strava. Strava tells Progress Bars about each new upload and the description updates right away - no extra steps. Zwift rides wait about 10 seconds so Zwift's description stays on top.
What Happens If Strava Changes Its API?
Progress Bars uses Strava's official API - the same one every approved Strava app uses - and doesn't scrape or work around anything. When Strava changes something, the app gets updated; your goals are stored here, so nothing is lost. If Strava ever shut off API access entirely, the bars would stop updating, but every description already written stays on your activities.
Is It Really Free?
Yes - no charge, no subscription, no PRO tier. Every feature is included. Why It's Free
Who Is It For - and Who Isn't It For?
It's for Strava athletes with a distance or time goal: an annual mileage goal on the bike, a monthly running target, hours of strength training, yards in the pool. It isn't a training plan or an analytics dashboard - no power curves or fitness charts. It does one thing: shows where you stand on your goal, on every activity.
Built by Nick, a Fellow Strava Athlete
Strava's goal tracking only shows totals, like "3 hours ahead." I wanted to know how many days ahead or behind I was on my annual goal - and for the people who follow me to see it too. So I built Progress Bars.
Feel on Track - and Quietly Proud - Every Time You Post
Connect Strava, set your goal, and your next upload carries your progress bar.
