About Progress Bars
Hi, I'm Nick.
I build and run Progress Bars on my own.
Why I Built It
Strava's goal tracking only shows totals, like "3 hours ahead." That number doesn't tell you much. What I wanted to know was how many days ahead or behind I was on my annual goal - and how many rest days I could take without falling behind.
I also wanted the people who follow me to see it. Strava's own Goals are only visible to you, so there's no one keeping you honest. Putting the bar in every activity description fixed that.
How It Stays Free
There's no PRO tier, no trial and nothing locked. Progress Bars is a solo project for fellow athletes, and every feature is free - no charge, no subscription.
What It Touches in Your Strava Account
Progress Bars reads each activity's type, date, distance and duration, and writes the progress bar into the description (or your private notes, if you prefer). It never reads GPS routes, heart rate, photos or who you follow. The privacy policy has the full list, and you can disconnect anytime at strava.com/settings/apps.
What's New
- Analytics runs only on public pages, before you sign in. Nothing you do after signing in is tracked by any third party.
- Safer disconnects: account data is only deleted after double-checking with Strava that you really disconnected.
- Zwift rides keep Zwift's own description, with your progress bar added underneath.
- Walking goals and CrossFit added.
- New goal options: write to private notes instead of the public description, or update only once a week.
- Cross-country skiing, time zone-aware goal dates, and an "On Track" label when you're right on pace.
- Kilometer support for mileage goals.
- Progress bar styles and a choice of days or distance for ahead/behind.
- Progress Bars launched.
Put Your Goal on Every Activity
Free - no charge, no subscription.
