How long should my battery last while using Cadence?

Battery life will of course vary depending on your device, battery health, screen brightness, screen layout in Cadence, etc. Typical usage is generally between 10% and 20% per hour. Please see tips for increasing battery life and more real world tests below.

A few tips to help increase battery life

1. If you have an OLED screen, switch to the dark theme.
2. Reduce screen brightness.
3. Use “Auto Dim Screen” in Settings.
4. Remove any maps from your primary screen layout.
5. If you need a map, use the one native to the platform (Apple for iPhone, Google for Android).
6. If you have an Apple Watch, you can turn off your phone screen and use the Cadence Apple Watch app.
7. The more Bluetooth sensors you have connected, the less battery life you’ll have.
8. Don’t use turn by turn navigation unless necessary.

Real world results

These are real world tests with various settings to give you more of an idea of what to expect.

May 12, 2024

• Battery: 12% per hour. Reduced 18% (from 100% to 82%) in 1 hour 30 minutes
• Phone model: iPhone 15 Pro
• Operating system version: 17.4.1
• Cadence version: 2.1.5
• Screen brightness: 100%
• Light or dark theme: Dark
• Connected Bluetooth sensors:
  • Garmin Vector 3 Power Pedals
  • Polar H10 HR
  • Garmin Varia Radar
  • Wahoo Blue SC
  • Engo ActiveLook Glasses
• Primary screen layout: 10 data fields, Apple map, no charts, no Navigation
• Live Tracking settings: On with 1 minute updates
• Other Details: Music playing on speakerphone at 30% volume

May 8, 2024

• Battery: 16% per hour. Reduced 15% (from 100% to 85%) in 56 minutes
• Phone model: Google Pixel 6a
• Operating system version: 14
• Cadence version: 2.1.5
• Screen brightness: 100%
• Light or dark theme: Dark
• Connected Bluetooth sensors:
  • Garmin Vector 3 Power Pedals
  • Polar H10 HR
  • Garmin Varia Radar
  • Wahoo Blue SC
  • Engo ActiveLook Glasses
• Primary screen layout: 10 data fields, Mapbox map, using Navigation
• Live Tracking settings: On with 1 minute updates

July 7, 2022

• Battery: 9.5% per hour. Reduced 10% (from 88% to 78%) in 1 hour and 4 minutes
• Phone model: iPhone 13 Pro
• Operating system version: 15.5
• Cadence version: 1.6.0
• Screen brightness: 100%
• Light or dark theme: Dark
• Connected Bluetooth sensors:
  • Garmin Vector 3 Power Pedals
  • Polar H10 HR
  • Garmin Varia Radar
  • Wahoo Blue SC
• Primary screen layout: 9 data fields, no map or Navigation
• Live Tracking settings: On with 1 minute updates

If you’d like to contribute your real world battery life results to this list, please email support@getcadence.app with the following:

• Date
• Battery reduction and time
• Phone model
• Operating system version
• Cadence version
• Screen brightness
• Light or dark theme
• Connected Bluetooth sensors
• Primary screen layout (mostly whether or not you had a map or Navigation on the screen)
• Live Tracking settings
• Anything else you think is pertinent (i.e. music playing in the background)