Frequently Asked Questions

Intervals.icu is the most flexible activity hub on the market. It's free, and it doesn't record activities itself: you first connect the device or platform you already train with (Garmin, Wahoo, COROS, Polar, Suunto, Zwift, and more) and it collects everything in one place. With Intervals.icu in the middle you get the richest stats (power, heart rate zones, training load, accurate elevation) and the best photo matching, and once you link it to Strava, a one-tap jump from your finished photo to the activity on Strava.

Intervals.icu connects to virtually every major training device and platform: Garmin, Wahoo, COROS, Polar, Suunto, Amazfit, Huawei Health watches and bike computers, Hammerhead head units, the indoor platforms Zwift, ROUVY, MyWhoosh, Biketerra, Concept2 rowing machines, and even FIT-file import via Dropbox. Set this up once at intervals.icu/settings/connections, or follow the full step-by-step guide.

On the Connections page each brand has its own card. Garmin users click the Connect card (top-left); Wahoo, COROS, Polar, Suunto, Amazfit, Huawei Health, Hammerhead, Zwift and Concept2 users each click the card with their brand. Click it, log in, authorize, and enable "Download activities". See the step-by-step guide.

Yes. Connect the Suunto, Amazfit, or Huawei Health card on Intervals.icu's Connections page and enable "Download activities". Every workout your watch records then flows into ActivArt automatically, ready to become art.

Yes. Zwift, ROUVY, MyWhoosh, and Biketerra all connect to Intervals.icu, so your indoor rides appear in ActivArt like any outdoor activity. Take a mid-ride screenshot or a pain-cave selfie and ActivArt will match it to the ride, or use "Generate from activity type" to create art with no photo at all.

Connect your device first so your workouts are flowing into Intervals.icu, then connect Strava and enable "Keep non-Strava activities in sync with Strava". That order makes sure your device activities also reach Strava. Full walkthrough: step-by-step setup.

When you first connect Intervals.icu, syncing can take a few minutes. Wait a couple of minutes, then close and reopen the app. You can also pull-to-refresh on the activities list.

ActivArt turns your fitness activities into stunning creations. It automatically finds the photos in your gallery taken during your workouts, applies your chosen artistic style, embeds your real stats, and lets you share the result anywhere.

Intervals.icu (recommended), Strava, Google Health Connect (Android), and Apple Health (iOS).

No, ActivArt works fully without one. Linking your Intervals.icu account to Strava adds one-tap deep-linking: your finished photo opens right on the activity in the Strava app, ready to attach. Strava club crests as logo overlays need Strava connected directly as your activity source; Intervals.icu users can use their Intervals.icu group logos instead.

ActivArt works fine. Photo matching is fully supported, but stats overlays may be less detailed and Strava-specific features won't be available. For the richest stats, route your training device through the Intervals.icu setup.

You have two options:

1. Import from inside an activity. Open the activity, tap Add photo beside Original photos, choose Import from gallery, and select one or more images. ActivArt adds and selects them for that activity.
2. Share from another app. In Photos, your gallery, or another app that shares images, select one or more images, tap Share, and choose ActivArt. When ActivArt opens, select an existing activity or tap Create a new activity from this image.

If you create a new activity from a workout screenshot or card, ActivArt reads supported details such as the activity type, time, distance, elevation, heart rate, and calories on your device, then opens the activity editor so you can review the result. If it cannot identify the activity type, you must choose one before saving.

ActivArt detects route graphics in imported images and asks the image transformation to preserve them. A route pictured in an image has no GPS coordinates, so it cannot power GPS-route or elevation videos. Import the activity's FIT file when you need the real route and elevation data.

1. Export the activity as a .fit file from your watch, bike computer, or training service.
2. In ActivArt, open the Home menu and tap Import FIT activity. If you have no activities yet, the same button appears directly on Home.
3. Select the file. ActivArt creates a new activity with every supported value present in it, including the GPS route, elevation profile, and available workout statistics.

On Android or iOS, you can also select a FIT file in Files or Downloads, choose Open with or Open in, and select ActivArt.

ActivArt imports every supported field that the file contains: activity type and start time; elapsed and moving time; distance; elevation gain and highest elevation; average and maximum speed; average and maximum heart rate; calories; cadence; average, weighted, and maximum power; temperature; pool length and length count; training load; energy in kilojoules; start location; GPS route; and elevation profile. Missing fields stay empty rather than being invented.

Yes. Open the existing activity and tap the file-import icon in the top bar, then select the FIT file. ActivArt always shows Review FIT import before changing anything. Check only the details, times, statistics, route, or elevation values you want, then tap Overwrite selected data. Cancel leaves the activity unchanged.

No. FIT files and the activity values read from them are processed and stored locally on your device. ActivArt prevents the same FIT activity from being imported as a new activity twice.

ActivArt looks at the time window of each activity and scans your phone's gallery for photos whose capture timestamp falls inside that window. All done locally. No photos leave your phone until you trigger processing.

Yes. Inside an activity, tap Add photo, choose Import from gallery, and pick any photo. You can also share the image to ActivArt from another app and choose the activity it belongs to.

Use "Generate from activity type" to create a new artistic scene from scratch using your activity type, style preferences, and real stats.

Seven styles: cinematic realism, oil painting, neon synthwave, comic book, watercolour, vintage film, and bold graphic poster. Plus camera angle and environment choices.

Enable the stats overlay in settings and pick your metrics. ActivArt composites your real numbers onto the finished image as a proper overlay, always accurate and readable.

Yes. All your style preferences are saved during onboarding and applied automatically to every new creation.

A cinematic animation of your route. Your GPS track draws live across the map, with your activity photos placed at the exact moment they were taken.

The elevation profile builds frame by frame as the video plays, showing every climb and descent dramatically.

Yes. Videos render as standard MP4 files at 1080×1920, ready for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Strava posts.

Go to Settings → Logos, then add up to 10 logos. Choose a corner for each; they're applied automatically to every creation.

Yes, when Strava is connected directly as your activity source: ActivArt lists the crest of every club you've joined, one tap to add. Using Intervals.icu as your source? Your Intervals.icu group logos show up the same way.

Yes. In Settings → Logo Overlays, tap the Share button next to any logo. ActivArt uploads the logo and creates a link you can send through any messaging app. When the other person opens it, ActivArt adds the logo straight into their own logo slots. If they don't have ActivArt yet, the link shows the logo with download buttons for the App Store and Google Play.

Shared logo links stay valid for at least 24 hours after the last time someone imports the logo. Each import slides the expiry forward by another 24 hours, so an actively shared logo keeps working; once nobody has imported it for 24 hours the link expires and the logo is deleted from our servers. Sharing the same logo again simply creates a fresh link, and sharing an identical logo while a link is still active reuses the same link.

Premium members can hide the optional ActivArt brand watermark. Machine-readable provenance metadata remains in generated images; it is not a visible watermark. Learn about AI transparency.

Whenever a new activity arrives, ActivArt sends you a notification. Tap it to jump straight into the activity and start creating.

A Premium feature: ActivArt can automatically generate art from random photos as soon as a new activity arrives.

Yes. Toggle notifications in Settings, or in your phone's system notification controls for ActivArt.

Every creation has a Share button. Tap it to send to Instagram, WhatsApp, Messages, Strava, email, or any app that accepts photos or videos.

Yes. Every creation saves to your gallery; tap "Open in Strava" and the Strava app opens right on that activity, where you can attach the photo in a couple of taps.

Yes. From any activity in ActivArt, tap "Open in Strava".

• Many more creations
• More living videos
• Unlimited stats overlays
• Unlimited custom logos
• Unlimited GPS route & elevation videos
• Option to hide the ActivArt brand watermark
• Auto-create art from new activities

Unlimited custom logos, forever. No subscription needed. Ideal for clubs, coaches, and sponsored athletes.

Sign in with the same account, then tap "Restore purchases" in Settings.

Yes. Sign in with the same account on both and your usage history syncs automatically.

Via your App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android) subscriptions page. You keep access until the end of the current billing period.

Absolutely. Photos are transmitted securely only for the time needed to generate your art and are never stored.

Only your email (for account & quota), activity metadata from connected sources, and anonymized analytics on Android. We never store your photos. See the full Privacy Policy.

Go to Settings → Account → Delete Account in the app, or visit activart.app/account on the web. Your data is permanently removed after a 30-day grace period.

You do. ActivArt doesn't claim ownership of anything you create.

Yes. You are solely responsible for any content you create, share, or publish with ActivArt.

Anything illegal in your jurisdiction, including CSAM, non-consensual intimate imagery, harassment, hate speech, content inciting violence, and copyright infringement.

Send details through the contact form.

If you just connected Intervals.icu, syncing can take a few minutes. Wait, then close and reopen ActivArt. You can also pull-to-refresh.

Check: photos were taken during the activity on this phone, phone date/time is correct, and gallery permission is granted to ActivArt.

Almost always a time-zone or clock-mismatch issue. Check that your phone and recording device both have the correct time zone set to automatic.

Most failures are temporary. Try again. If it keeps failing, please contact support with the activity name and roughly when it happened.