diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-shirts-join.md b/.changeset/itchy-shirts-join.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e819117c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-shirts-join.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rock-js/platform-apple-helpers': patch
+---
+
+fix: run:ios with non-app targets ordered first
diff --git a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/commands/run/getBuildSettings.ts b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/commands/run/getBuildSettings.ts
index 76fe1e3cb..560b1d52d 100644
--- a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/commands/run/getBuildSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/commands/run/getBuildSettings.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function getBuildSettings({
     ? getSimulatorPlatformSDK(platformName)
     : getDevicePlatformSDK(platformName);
 
-  const { stdout: buildSettings } = await spawn(
+  const { stdout: buildSettingsOutput } = await spawn(
     'xcodebuild',
     [
       xcodeProject.isWorkspace ? '-workspace' : '-project',
@@ -64,13 +64,22 @@ export async function getBuildSettings({
     action: string;
     buildSettings: BuildSettings;
     target: string;
-  }[] = JSON.parse(buildSettings).filter(
-    ({ target }: { target: string }) =>
-      target !== 'React' && target !== 'React-Core',
+  }[] = JSON.parse(buildSettingsOutput).filter(
+    ({
+      buildSettings: { WRAPPER_EXTENSION },
+    }: {
+      buildSettings: BuildSettings;
+    }) => WRAPPER_EXTENSION === 'app' || WRAPPER_EXTENSION === 'framework',
   );
   const targets = settings.map(
     ({ target: settingsTarget }: { target: string }) => settingsTarget,
   );
+  if (settings.length === 0) {
+    throw new RockError(
+      `Failed to get build settings for your project. Looking for "app" or "framework" wrapper extensions but found none.`,
+    );
+  }
+
   let selectedTarget = targets[0];
 
   if (target) {
@@ -89,31 +98,21 @@ export async function getBuildSettings({
 
   // Find app in all building settings - look for WRAPPER_EXTENSION: 'app',
   const targetIndex = targets.indexOf(selectedTarget);
-  const targetSettings = settings[targetIndex].buildSettings;
-
-  const wrapperExtension = targetSettings.WRAPPER_EXTENSION;
-
-  if (wrapperExtension === 'app' || wrapperExtension === 'framework') {
-    const buildSettings = settings[targetIndex].buildSettings;
-
-    if (!buildSettings) {
-      throw new RockError('Failed to get build settings for your project');
-    }
-
-    const appPath = getBuildPath(buildSettings, platformName);
-    const infoPlistPath = buildSettings.INFOPLIST_PATH;
-    const targetBuildDir = buildSettings.TARGET_BUILD_DIR;
+  const buildSettings = settings[targetIndex].buildSettings;
 
-    return {
-      appPath,
-      infoPlistPath: path.join(targetBuildDir, infoPlistPath),
-      bundleIdentifier: buildSettings.PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER,
-    };
+  if (!buildSettings) {
+    throw new RockError('Failed to get build settings for your project');
   }
 
-  throw new RockError(
-    `Failed to get build settings for your project. Looking for "app" or "framework" wrapper extension but found: ${wrapperExtension}`,
-  );
+  const appPath = getBuildPath(buildSettings, platformName);
+  const infoPlistPath = buildSettings.INFOPLIST_PATH;
+  const targetBuildDir = buildSettings.TARGET_BUILD_DIR;
+
+  return {
+    appPath,
+    infoPlistPath: path.join(targetBuildDir, infoPlistPath),
+    bundleIdentifier: buildSettings.PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER,
+  };
 }
 
 function getBuildPath(
diff --git a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
index 72697fa06..fa6c05d78 100644
--- a/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts
@@ -147,8 +147,16 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     loader.stop('Failed: Installing CocoaPods dependencies', 1);
-    const stderr =
-      (error as SubprocessError).stderr || (error as SubprocessError).output;
+    const stderr = (error as SubprocessError).stderr;
+    const fullOutput = (error as SubprocessError).output;
+    let errorMessage = stderr;
+    /**
+     * CocoaPods occasionally provides a markdown template with error message.
+     * We don't need the part above the Error secion.
+     */
+    if (fullOutput.includes('### Error')) {
+      errorMessage = fullOutput.split('### Error')[1].trim();
+    }
     /**
      * If CocoaPods failed due to repo being out of date, it will
      * include the update command in the error message.
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
      * `shouldHandleRepoUpdate` will be set to `false` to
      * prevent infinite loop (unlikely scenario)
      */
-    if (stderr.includes('pod repo update') && shouldHandleRepoUpdate) {
+    if (fullOutput.includes('pod repo update') && shouldHandleRepoUpdate) {
       await runPodUpdate(options.sourceDir, options.useBundler);
       await runPodInstall({
         shouldHandleRepoUpdate: false,
@@ -170,7 +178,7 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
       throw new RockError(
         `CocoaPods installation failed. 
 ${podErrorHelpMessage}`,
-        { cause: stderr },
+        { cause: errorMessage },
       );
     }
   }