diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
   batchSize: number,
   processor: (item: T, batchedUpdates: BatchedUpdates) => Promise<R>,
   dispatch: Dispatch,
+  onProgress?: (completed: number, total: number) => void,
 ): Promise<Array<R>> {
   const results: Array<R> = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i += batchSize) {
@@ -175,6 +176,9 @@
       });
     }
 
+    const completedItems = Math.min(i + batchSize, items.length);
+    onProgress?.(completedItems, items.length);
+
     // This should help with the app responsiveness
     await sleep(0);
   }
@@ -358,7 +362,14 @@
   );
 }
 
-function useFarcasterConversationsSync(): (limit: number) => Promise<void> {
+function useFarcasterConversationsSync(): (
+  limit: number,
+  onProgress?: (
+    completed: number,
+    total: number,
+    phase: 'conversations' | 'messages',
+  ) => void,
+) => Promise<void> {
   const fetchFarcasterInbox = useFetchFarcasterInbox();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const fetchConversation = useFetchConversationWithBatching();
@@ -407,7 +418,14 @@
   );
 
   return React.useCallback(
-    async (limit: number) => {
+    async (
+      limit: number,
+      onProgress?: (
+        completed: number,
+        total: number,
+        phase: 'conversations' | 'messages',
+      ) => void,
+    ) => {
       try {
         const conversations = await fetchInboxes(null);
 
@@ -418,17 +436,20 @@
 
         const farcasterConversations: Array<FarcasterConversation> = [];
 
+        onProgress?.(0, conversations.length, 'conversations');
         const conversationResults = await processInBatchesWithReduxBatching(
           conversations,
           FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE,
           (conversationID, batchedUpdates) =>
             fetchConversation(conversationID, batchedUpdates),
           dispatch,
+          (completed, total) => onProgress?.(completed, total, 'conversations'),
         );
 
         const successfulConversations = conversationResults.filter(Boolean);
         farcasterConversations.push(...successfulConversations);
 
+        onProgress?.(0, conversations.length, 'messages');
         await processInBatchesWithReduxBatching(
           farcasterConversations,
           FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE,
@@ -439,6 +460,7 @@
               batchedUpdates,
             ),
           dispatch,
+          (completed, total) => onProgress?.(completed, total, 'messages'),
         );
 
         setFarcasterDCsLoaded(true);
@@ -507,7 +529,14 @@
   );
 }
 
-function useFarcasterSync(onComplete?: () => void): { +inProgress: boolean } {
+function useFarcasterSync(onComplete?: () => void): {
+  +inProgress: boolean,
+  +progress: ?{
+    completed: number,
+    total: number,
+    phase: 'conversations' | 'messages',
+  },
+} {
   const syncFarcasterConversations = useFarcasterConversationsSync();
   const currentUserSupportsDCs = useCurrentUserSupportsDCs();
   const farcasterDCsLoaded = useFarcasterDCsLoaded();
@@ -515,6 +544,19 @@
   const userDataReady = useIsUserDataReady();
   const fullyLoggedIn = isUserLoggedIn && userDataReady;
   const [inProgress, setInProgress] = React.useState(false);
+  const [progress, setProgress] = React.useState<?{
+    completed: number,
+    total: number,
+    phase: 'conversations' | 'messages',
+  }>(null);
+
+  const handleProgress = React.useCallback(
+    (completed: number, total: number, phase: 'conversations' | 'messages') => {
+      const progressInfo = { completed, total, phase };
+      setProgress(progressInfo);
+    },
+    [],
+  );
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (
@@ -526,11 +568,16 @@
       return;
     }
     setInProgress(true);
+    setProgress(null);
     void (async () => {
       try {
-        await syncFarcasterConversations(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+        await syncFarcasterConversations(
+          Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+          handleProgress,
+        );
       } finally {
         setInProgress(false);
+        setProgress(null);
         onComplete?.();
       }
     })();
@@ -540,10 +587,11 @@
     fullyLoggedIn,
     inProgress,
     onComplete,
+    handleProgress,
     syncFarcasterConversations,
   ]);
 
-  return { inProgress };
+  return { inProgress, progress };
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js b/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
--- a/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
@@ -24,7 +24,22 @@
     props.navigation.goBack();
   }, [props.navigation]);
 
-  useFarcasterSync(handleComplete);
+  const { progress } = useFarcasterSync(handleComplete);
+
+  const progressValue = progress
+    ? progress.completed / progress.total
+    : undefined;
+
+  const phase = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!progress?.phase) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const phaseText =
+      progress.phase === 'conversations'
+        ? 'Loading conversations...'
+        : 'Loading messages...';
+    return <Text style={styles.section}>{phaseText}</Text>;
+  }, [progress?.phase, styles.section]);
 
   return (
     <SafeAreaView edges={safeAreaEdges} style={styles.container}>
@@ -35,13 +50,24 @@
       <Text style={styles.section}>
         This could take a while depending on how many conversations you have.
       </Text>
+      {phase}
       <View style={styles.progressContainer}>
-        <Progress.CircleSnail
-          indeterminate
-          color={colors.panelForegroundIcon}
-          size={100}
-          strokeCap="round"
-        />
+        {progress ? (
+          <Progress.Circle
+            progress={progressValue}
+            size={100}
+            color={colors.panelForegroundIcon}
+            strokeCap="round"
+            showsText
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <Progress.CircleSnail
+            indeterminate
+            color={colors.panelForegroundIcon}
+            size={100}
+            strokeCap="round"
+          />
+        )}
       </View>
     </SafeAreaView>
   );
diff --git a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
--- a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
+++ b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,26 @@
 import LoadingIndicator from '../loading-indicator.react.js';
 
 function FarcasterSyncLoadingScreen(): React.Node {
-  useFarcasterSync();
+  const { progress } = useFarcasterSync();
+
+  const progressComponent = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!progress) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return (
+      <>
+        <p className={css.description}>
+          {progress.phase === 'conversations'
+            ? 'Loading conversations...'
+            : 'Loading messages...'}
+        </p>
+        <p className={css.description}>
+          {progress.completed} of {progress.total} (
+          {Math.round((progress.completed / progress.total) * 100)}%)
+        </p>
+      </>
+    );
+  }, [progress]);
 
   return (
     <div className={css.loadingContainer}>
@@ -24,6 +43,7 @@
               This could take a while depending on how many conversations you
               have.
             </p>
+            {progressComponent}
           </div>
           <div className={css.spinner}>
             <LoadingIndicator status="loading" size="x-large" />