Here's how to check your iPad's battery health and when should you consider replacing it?

iPhone and Mac have built-in access to check battery health, but interestingly Apple hasn't made the same available for iPad . Whether you're wondering about the health of your battery or you're having trouble with your iPad's battery life, you can still check it yourself. Here you'll learn how to check your iPad's battery health and charge cycles, tips for when it's time to replace, expected charge cycles, and more.

iOS 17 is equipped with a battery ” a section in Settings that makes it easy to see your iPhone's current battery capacity (status). It's easy to check your MacBook's battery health and charging cycles in System Preferences and System Report. But Apple hasn't implemented this into iPadOS—at least not yet.

So what should you do? Apple can tell you battery health and charge cycle counts if a technician diagnoses your device, but iPad battery health information is fairly easy to view at home.

How to check iPad battery health

My two favorite third-party apps for checking iPad battery health and more are cocoBattery 3 and iMazing 2 or 3 (both offer free and paid versions).
After installing one of these apps, connect your iPad to your Mac (or PC).
In CocoBattery, click “iOS Device”; in the top right corner, in iMazing 2 or 3, tap the battery icon in the bottom right corner.
You'll now see your iPad's battery status, number of charge cycles, and more.
There's a roundabout There's a way to see it hidden in the iPadOS settings, but that's just the maximum capacity (battery health) – without taking into account charge cycles or other features. To learn how to do this, read this thread on Reddit.

There are several apps for iPad, such as Battery Life. Check out the runtimes, which offer similar features, but I think CocoBattery and iMazing offer better capabilities.

Here's what the process looks like in CocoBattery:

And here's what it looks like in iMazing:

When should you replace the iPad battery?

TL;DR: When your battery's charge level drops below 80% of its original capacity, you may need to consider replacing it. This is when you will notice that its ability to hold a charge decreases. However, you can continue to use your iPad at a capacity below this—you'll just experience shorter battery life.
- Apple says iPad batteries are “designed to retain up to 80% of their original capacity over 1,000 full charge cycles.”

If you're in the US, replacement of defective iPad batteries is covered by the included one-year or two-year AppleCare warranty.

If you're out of warranty and/or the battery has worn out from normal use, Apple charges up to $179 for an iPad battery replacement.

You can read more Details about iPad battery expectations can be found in the Apple support document. Thanks for reading our guide on how to check your iPad's battery health!