diff --git a/.changeset/many-flies-reply.md b/.changeset/many-flies-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..616726201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-flies-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rock-js/plugin-brownfield-ios': minor
+---
+
+feat: copy React Native prebuilt frameworks
diff --git a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
index cfe5874a0..f9c2e1966 100644
--- a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
@@ -124,15 +124,30 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
     fs.rmSync('build', { recursive: true });
   }
 
-  const shouldHandleRepoUpdate = options?.shouldHandleRepoUpdate || true;
-  const loader = spinner({ indicator: 'timer' });
-  loader.start('Installing CocoaPods dependencies');
   const reactNativeVersion = await getReactNativeVersion(options.projectRoot);
   const isReactNative81OrHigher =
     versionCompare(reactNativeVersion, '0.81.0') >= 0;
+  const isReactNative84OrHigher =
+    versionCompare(reactNativeVersion, '0.84.0') >= 0;
+
+  // below: starting from RN 0.84, Apple prebuilts are used by default; before this version,
+  // they need to be explicitly enabled
+  // ref: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/df9d31b2435255f799aa024ffb0f87bcdb665645
   const usePrebuiltReactNative = Boolean(
-    !options.brownfield && isReactNative81OrHigher && options.usePrebuiltRNCore,
+    isReactNative81OrHigher &&
+      (options.usePrebuiltRNCore ?? isReactNative84OrHigher),
+  );
+
+  logger.info(
+    usePrebuiltReactNative
+      ? 'Using prebuilt React Native'
+      : 'Building React Native from source',
   );
+
+  const shouldHandleRepoUpdate = options?.shouldHandleRepoUpdate || true;
+  const loader = spinner({ indicator: 'timer' });
+  loader.start('Installing CocoaPods dependencies');
+
   const command = options.useBundler ? 'bundle' : 'pod';
   const args = options.useBundler ? ['exec', 'pod', 'install'] : ['install'];
   try {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/copyReactXcframeworks.ts b/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/copyReactXcframeworks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..181b98e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/copyReactXcframeworks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import fs, { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { color, logger, spinner } from '@rock-js/tools';
+
+export function copyReactXcframeworks({
+  sourceDir,
+  destinationDir,
+}: {
+  sourceDir: string;
+  destinationDir: string;
+}) {
+  const react = 'React.xcframework';
+  const reactNativeDependencies = 'ReactNativeDependencies.xcframework';
+  const loader = spinner();
+
+  const reactFrameworkSource = path.join(
+    sourceDir,
+    `Pods/React-Core-prebuilt/${react}`,
+  );
+
+  const reactNativeDepsSource = path.join(
+    sourceDir,
+    `Pods/ReactNativeDependencies/framework/packages/react-native/${reactNativeDependencies}`,
+  );
+
+  if (existsSync(reactFrameworkSource)) {
+    loader.start(`Copying ${color.bold(react)}`);
+    const reactDestination = path.join(destinationDir, react);
+
+    if (existsSync(reactDestination)) {
+      logger.debug(`Removing old ${react} copy`);
+      fs.rmSync(reactDestination, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+
+    fs.cpSync(reactFrameworkSource, reactDestination, {
+      recursive: true,
+      force: true,
+    });
+
+    loader.stop(`Copied ${color.bold(react)}`);
+  }
+
+  if (existsSync(reactNativeDepsSource)) {
+    loader.start(`Copying ${color.bold(reactNativeDependencies)}`);
+
+    const reactNativeDepsDestination = path.join(
+      destinationDir,
+      reactNativeDependencies,
+    );
+
+    if (existsSync(reactNativeDepsDestination)) {
+      logger.debug(`Removing old ${reactNativeDependencies} copy`);
+      fs.rmSync(reactNativeDepsDestination, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+
+    fs.cpSync(reactNativeDepsSource, reactNativeDepsDestination, {
+      recursive: true,
+      force: true,
+    });
+
+    loader.stop(`Copied ${color.bold(reactNativeDependencies)}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/pluginBrownfieldIos.ts b/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/pluginBrownfieldIos.ts
index e5a34e032..1dbe3343e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/pluginBrownfieldIos.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-brownfield-ios/src/lib/pluginBrownfieldIos.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@rock-js/platform-apple-helpers';
 import { colorLink, intro, logger, outro, relativeToCwd } from '@rock-js/tools';
 import { copyHermesXcframework } from './copyHermesXcframework.js';
+import { copyReactXcframeworks } from './copyReactXcframeworks.js';
 
 const buildOptions = getBuildOptions({ platformName: 'ios' });
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const packageIosAction = async (
   pluginConfig?: IOSProjectConfig,
 ) => {
   intro('Packaging iOS project');
+  logger.setVerbose(args.verbose ?? false);
 
   // 1) Build the project
   const iosConfig = getValidProjectConfig('ios', projectRoot, pluginConfig);
@@ -116,7 +118,13 @@ export const packageIosAction = async (
     reactNativeVersion,
   });
 
-  // 5) Inform the user
+  // 5) Copy React and ReactNativeDependencies xcframeworks to the output path
+  copyReactXcframeworks({
+    sourceDir,
+    destinationDir: frameworkTargetOutputDir,
+  });
+
+  // 6) Inform the user
   logger.log(
     `XCFrameworks are available at: ${colorLink(
       relativeToCwd(frameworkTargetOutputDir),