diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe5c8b12f..57fec743a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
     "android:reverse": "adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081 && adb reverse tcp:9875 tcp:9875",
     "android:sendApk": "./scripts/android/sendApk.sh",
     "build": "node scripts/build/build.js",
+    "clean": "./scripts/reactNativeCleanBuild.sh",
     "commit": "git show --format=\"%h\" --no-patch",
     "db": "ts-node scripts/migrations/db.ts",
     "lint": "eslint --max-warnings 2500",
     "lint:errors": "eslint --quiet",
     "ios": "expo run:ios",
+    "ios:checkBuildDeps": "./scripts/ios/checkBuildDeps.sh",
     "run:ios": "EXPO_ENV=dev expo run:ios",
     "postinstall": "patch-package && node scripts/wasm.js && husky install && cross-os postinstall",
     "start": "EXPO_ENV=dev expo start --scheme converse-dev",
diff --git a/scripts/ios/checkBuildDeps.sh b/scripts/ios/checkBuildDeps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..eb07ba298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ios/checkBuildDeps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ANSI color codes
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+BOLD='\033[1m'
+
+# Function to check if a command exists
+command_exists() {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Function to print status
+print_status() {
+    local name=$1
+    local version=$2
+    local path=$3
+    local status=$4
+    
+    printf "${BOLD}%-12s${NC}" "$name"
+    
+    if [ "$status" = "OK" ]; then
+        printf "${GREEN}✓${NC} "
+    else
+        printf "${RED}✗${NC} "
+    fi
+    
+    printf "%-45s" "$version"
+    echo "$path"
+}
+
+echo -e "\n${BOLD}Checking iOS build dependencies...${NC}\n"
+
+# Check Ruby
+if command_exists ruby; then
+    RUBY_VERSION=$(ruby -v)
+    RUBY_PATH=$(which ruby)
+    print_status "RUBY" "$RUBY_VERSION" "$RUBY_PATH" "OK"
+else
+    print_status "RUBY" "Not installed" "N/A" "ERROR"
+fi
+
+# Check Bundler
+if command_exists bundle; then
+    BUNDLER_VERSION=$(bundle -v)
+    BUNDLER_PATH=$(which bundle)
+    print_status "BUNDLER" "$BUNDLER_VERSION" "$BUNDLER_PATH" "OK"
+else
+    print_status "BUNDLER" "Not installed" "N/A" "ERROR"
+fi
+
+# Check CocoaPods
+if command_exists pod; then
+    POD_VERSION=$(pod --version)
+    POD_PATH=$(which pod)
+    print_status "COCOAPODS" "v$POD_VERSION" "$POD_PATH" "OK"
+else
+    print_status "COCOAPODS" "Not installed" "N/A" "ERROR"
+fi
+
+# Print Gem environment
+echo -e "\n${BOLD}Ruby Gem Environment:${NC}"
+echo "GEM HOME: $(gem env home)"
+echo "GEM PATH: $(gem env gempath)"
+
+# Check Gemfile configuration
+if [ -f "ios/Gemfile" ]; then
+    echo -e "\n${BOLD}Gemfile Configuration:${NC}"
+    echo "Ruby Version: $(grep "ruby '" ios/Gemfile | cut -d"'" -f2)"
+    echo "Bundler Version: $(grep "bundler" ios/Gemfile | grep -v "#" | head -n1)"
+else
+    echo -e "\n${RED}Warning: ios/Gemfile not found${NC}"
+fi
+
+echo -e "\nDone checking dependencies.\n" 
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diff --git a/scripts/reactNativeCleanBuild.sh b/scripts/reactNativeCleanBuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..65356ad51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/reactNativeCleanBuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+###############################################################
+# Quickly cleans and rebuilds a React Native project by moving
+# build directories to Trash and reinstalling dependencies.
+#
+# Uses AppleScript for fast native Trash operations, similar
+# to Cmd+Delete in Finder. This is much faster than rm -rf.
+#
+# Side Effects:
+# - Moves node_modules, ios/build, ios/Pods to Trash
+# - Runs yarn install
+# - Runs pod install for iOS
+# - Prints status messages to terminal
+#
+# Example:
+#   In terminal from project root:
+#   ./scripts/reactNativeCleanBuild.sh
+#   
+#   Output:
+#   Moving node_modules to trash...
+#   Moving ios/build to trash...
+#   Moving ios/Pods to trash...
+#   Running yarn install...
+#   Running pod install...
+#   Clean and rebuild complete!
+###############################################################
+
+echo "Moving node_modules to trash..."
+osascript -e "tell app \"Finder\" to delete POSIX file \"$PWD/node_modules\""
+
+echo "Moving ios/build to trash..."
+osascript -e "tell app \"Finder\" to delete POSIX file \"$PWD/ios/build\""
+
+echo "Moving ios/Pods to trash..."
+osascript -e "tell app \"Finder\" to delete POSIX file \"$PWD/ios/Pods\""
+
+echo "Running yarn install..."
+yarn install
+
+echo "Running pod install..."
+cd ios && pod install && cd ..
+
+echo "Clean and rebuild complete!" 
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