Have you tried the fork? It lists one of its enhancements as ‘“Battery eater” problem is fixed.’
Yes it is! It’s really an amazing app.
I use Fastmail for my email and calendar. Their server also supports CalDAV task lists, but unfortunately they don’t have any web UI for tasks. In the past, I have self-hosted Nextcloud for tasks, but ultimately dropped it as I had some issues with my server at the time, so it wasn’t reliable, and I found Nextcloud to be too heavy and slow for my needs. I’m now considering self-hosting Vikunja.
Do you use DAVx⁵?
I use many, but DAVx⁵ is essential to keep my contacts and calendar in sync.
A few other favourites:
For WebDAV, you can use DAVx⁵ or Round Sync