diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index facc387926..28e9e7c492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: prefix
+          path: deps-prefix-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
           key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-deps
       - name: Run build
         run: other/deploy/linux.sh "${{ matrix.arch }}"
@@ -108,12 +108,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install build tools
-        run: brew install coreutils ninja yasm
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: prefix
+          path: deps-prefix-macos-${{ matrix.arch }}
           key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-deps
       - name: Run build
         run: other/deploy/macos.sh "${{ matrix.arch }}"
@@ -164,36 +162,34 @@ jobs:
     needs: [update-nightly-tag]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        arch: [arm64, armv7, armv7s, i386, x86_64]
+        target: [ios-arm64, ios-armv7, ios-armv7s, iphonesimulator-arm64, iphonesimulator-x86_64]
     runs-on: 'macos-14'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install build tools
-        run: brew install coreutils ninja yasm
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: prefix
-          key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-deps
+          path: deps-prefix-${{ matrix.target }}
+          key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.target }}-deps
       - name: Run build
-        run: other/deploy/ios.sh "${{ matrix.arch }}"
+        run: other/deploy/ios.sh "${{ matrix.target }}"
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: toxcore-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          path: toxcore-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          name: toxcore-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: toxcore-${{ matrix.target }}
       - name: Get tag name for release file name
         if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         id: get_version
         run: |
           VERSION="$(echo "$GITHUB_REF" | cut -d / -f 3)"
-          echo "release_tarball=toxcore-$VERSION-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "release_tarball=toxcore-$VERSION-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Create tarball for release upload
         if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         run: |
-          tar zcf "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.release_tarball }}" toxcore-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          tar zcf "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.release_tarball }}" toxcore-${{ matrix.target }}
           sha256sum "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.release_tarball }}" > "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.release_tarball }}.sha256"
       - name: Upload to versioned release
         if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
@@ -206,8 +202,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create tarball for nightly upload
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         run: |
-          tar zcf toxcore-nightly-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz toxcore-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          sha256sum toxcore-nightly-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz > toxcore-nightly-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256
+          tar zcf toxcore-nightly-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz toxcore-${{ matrix.target }}
+          sha256sum toxcore-nightly-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz > toxcore-nightly-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz.sha256
       - name: Upload to nightly release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
@@ -219,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           replacesArtifacts: true
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          artifacts: "toxcore-nightly-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz,toxcore-nightly-ios-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256"
+          artifacts: "toxcore-nightly-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz,toxcore-nightly-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz.sha256"
 
   build-android:
     name: Android
@@ -232,12 +228,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install build tools
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ninja-build yasm
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: prefix
+          path: deps-prefix-android-${{ matrix.arch }}
           key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-deps
       - name: Run build
         run: other/deploy/android.sh "${{ matrix.arch }}"
diff --git a/other/deploy/android.sh b/other/deploy/android.sh
index bffb5f80bb..95914a0fe8 100755
--- a/other/deploy/android.sh
+++ b/other/deploy/android.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+if [ -n "${CI-}" ]; then
+  sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ninja-build yasm
+fi
+
 # Set up environment
 NDK=$ANDROID_NDK_HOME
 
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ case $ABI in
     ;;
 esac
 
-PREFIX="$PWD/prefix"
+PREFIX="$PWD/deps-prefix-android-$ABI"
 
 TOOLCHAIN="$NDK/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64"
 SYSROOT="$TOOLCHAIN/sysroot"
diff --git a/other/deploy/deps.sh b/other/deploy/deps.sh
index 4dbb8e90d9..3c3d1fc546 100755
--- a/other/deploy/deps.sh
+++ b/other/deploy/deps.sh
@@ -2,27 +2,28 @@
 
 set -eux -o pipefail
 
-if [ -d "prefix" ]; then
-  exit 0
-fi
+SYSTEM="$1"
+ARCH="$2"
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
-git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/TokTok/dockerfiles "$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles"
+DEP_PREFIX="$PWD/deps-prefix-$SYSTEM-$ARCH"
 
-SYSTEM="$1"
-ARCH="$2"
+if [ -d "$DEP_PREFIX" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
 
-DEP_PREFIX="$PWD/prefix"
+if [ -d ../dockerfiles ]; then
+  DOCKERFILES="$(realpath ../dockerfiles)"
+else
+  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/TokTok/dockerfiles "$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles"
+  DOCKERFILES="$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles"
+fi
 
 for dep in sodium opus vpx; do
   mkdir -p "external/$dep"
   pushd "external/$dep"
-  if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles/qtox/build_${dep}_$SYSTEM.sh" ]; then
-    SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles/qtox/build_${dep}_$SYSTEM.sh"
-  else
-    SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/dockerfiles/qtox/build_$dep.sh"
-  fi
+  SCRIPT="$DOCKERFILES/qtox/build_$dep.sh"
   "$SCRIPT" --arch "$SYSTEM-$ARCH" --libtype "static" --buildtype "release" --prefix "$DEP_PREFIX" --macos "10.15"
   popd
   rm -rf "external/$dep"
diff --git a/other/deploy/ios.sh b/other/deploy/ios.sh
index 40fdefbd21..6ff826afc4 100755
--- a/other/deploy/ios.sh
+++ b/other/deploy/ios.sh
@@ -4,24 +4,39 @@ set -eux -o pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
-ARCH="$1"
-"$SCRIPT_DIR/deps.sh" ios "$ARCH"
+TARGET="$1"
 
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/prefix/lib/pkgconfig"
+SYSTEM="${TARGET%%-*}"
+ARCH="${TARGET#*-}"
 
-IOS_FLAGS="-miphoneos-version-min=10.0 -arch $ARCH"
+if [ -n "${CI-}" ]; then
+  brew install coreutils ninja yasm
+fi
+
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/deps.sh" "$SYSTEM" "$ARCH"
+
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/deps-prefix-$SYSTEM-$ARCH/lib/pkgconfig"
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i386" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+if [ "$SYSTEM" = "ios" ]; then
+  XC_SDK="iphoneos"
+  TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR=OFF
+  IOS_FLAGS="-miphoneos-version-min=10.0 -arch $ARCH"
+elif [ "$SYSTEM" = "iphonesimulator" ]; then
   XC_SDK="iphonesimulator"
+  TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR=ON
+  IOS_FLAGS="-arch $ARCH"
 else
-  XC_SDK="iphoneos"
+  echo "Unexpected system $SYSTEM"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
+BUILD_DIR="_build-$SYSTEM-$ARCH"
+
 # Build for iOS 10
 cmake \
-  -B _build \
+  -B "$BUILD_DIR" \
   -G Ninja \
-  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/toxcore-ios-$ARCH" \
+  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/toxcore-$SYSTEM-$ARCH" \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DENABLE_STATIC=OFF \
   -DENABLE_SHARED=ON \
@@ -38,5 +53,5 @@ cmake \
   -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT="$(xcrun --sdk "$XC_SDK" --show-sdk-path)" \
   -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="$ARCH"
 
-cmake --build _build
-cmake --install _build
+cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR"
+cmake --install "$BUILD_DIR"
diff --git a/other/deploy/ios/LICENSE b/other/deploy/ios/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..5853aaea53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/deploy/ios/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/other/deploy/ios/make_framework b/other/deploy/ios/make_framework
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ae959f1077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/deploy/ios/make_framework
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+# Make a Tox.xcframework for iOS, iPhone simulator, and macOS from the nightly builds.
+for arch in arm64 armv7 armv7s; do
+  rm -rf "ios/$arch"
+  mkdir -p "ios/$arch"
+  tar -C "ios/$arch" --strip-components=1 -zxf \
+    <(curl -L "https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/releases/download/nightly/toxcore-nightly-ios-$arch.tar.gz")
+done
+
+for arch in arm64 x86_64; do
+  rm -rf "iphonesimulator/$arch"
+  mkdir -p "iphonesimulator/$arch"
+  tar -C "iphonesimulator/$arch" --strip-components=1 -zxf \
+    <(curl -L "https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/releases/download/nightly/toxcore-nightly-iphonesimulator-$arch.tar.gz")
+done
+
+for arch in arm64 x86_64; do
+  rm -rf "macos/$arch"
+  mkdir -p "macos/$arch"
+  tar -C "macos/$arch" --strip-components=1 -zxf \
+    <(curl -L "https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/releases/download/nightly/toxcore-nightly-macos-$arch.tar.gz")
+done
+
+# Make a Tox.framework for iOS.
+rm -rf ios/Tox.framework
+mkdir -p ios/Tox.framework
+cp -r ios/arm64/include/tox ios/Tox.framework/Headers
+lipo -create -output ios/Tox.framework/Tox ios/arm64/lib/libtoxcore.dylib ios/armv7/lib/libtoxcore.dylib ios/armv7s/lib/libtoxcore.dylib
+install_name_tool -id @rpath/Tox.framework/Tox ios/Tox.framework/Tox
+
+# Make a Tox.framework for iPhone simulator.
+rm -rf iphonesimulator/Tox.framework
+mkdir -p iphonesimulator/Tox.framework
+cp -r iphonesimulator/arm64/include/tox iphonesimulator/Tox.framework/Headers
+lipo -create -output iphonesimulator/Tox.framework/Tox iphonesimulator/arm64/lib/libtoxcore.dylib iphonesimulator/x86_64/lib/libtoxcore.dylib
+install_name_tool -id @rpath/Tox.framework/Tox iphonesimulator/Tox.framework/Tox
+
+# Make a Tox.framework for macOS.
+rm -rf macos/Tox.framework
+mkdir -p macos/Tox.framework
+cp -r macos/arm64/include/tox macos/Tox.framework/Headers
+lipo -create -output macos/Tox.framework/Tox macos/arm64/lib/libtoxcore.dylib macos/x86_64/lib/libtoxcore.dylib
+install_name_tool -id @rpath/Tox.framework/Tox macos/Tox.framework/Tox
+
+# Make a Tox.xcframework for iOS, iPhone simulator, and macOS.
+rm -rf Tox.xcframework
+xcodebuild -create-xcframework -framework ios/Tox.framework -framework iphonesimulator/Tox.framework -framework macos/Tox.framework -output Tox.xcframework
+
+# Test the Tox.xcframework.
+cat >smoke-test.c <<'EOF'
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation-deprecated-sync"
+#include <tox/tox.h>
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+
+int main(void) {
+  Tox *tox = tox_new(NULL, NULL);
+  if (tox == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "tox_new failed\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  tox_kill(tox);
+  return 0;
+}
+EOF
+pod lib lint toxcore.podspec
diff --git a/other/deploy/ios/toxcore.podspec b/other/deploy/ios/toxcore.podspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c46735056a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/deploy/ios/toxcore.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+  s.name             = "toxcore"
+  s.version          = "0.2.20"
+  s.summary          = "Cocoapods wrapper for toxcore"
+  s.homepage         = "https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore"
+  s.license          = 'GPLv3'
+  s.author           = { "Iphigenia Df" => "iphydf@gmail.com" }
+  s.source           = {
+      :git => "https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore.git",
+      :tag => s.version.to_s,
+      :submodules => true
+  }
+
+  s.requires_arc = false
+
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '12.0'
+  s.osx.deployment_target = '10.15'
+
+  s.vendored_frameworks = 'Tox.xcframework'
+  s.xcconfig = { 'FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS' => '"${PODS_ROOT}"' }
+  s.test_spec 'Tests' do |test_spec|
+    test_spec.source_files = 'smoketest.c'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/other/deploy/linux.sh b/other/deploy/linux.sh
index 13ea78e24f..16b537e0e6 100755
--- a/other/deploy/linux.sh
+++ b/other/deploy/linux.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 ARCH="$1"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/deps.sh" linux "$ARCH"
 
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/prefix/lib/pkgconfig"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/deps-prefix-linux-$ARCH/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 # Build
 cmake \
diff --git a/other/deploy/macos.sh b/other/deploy/macos.sh
index 859866d60d..c00a70707d 100755
--- a/other/deploy/macos.sh
+++ b/other/deploy/macos.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ set -eux -o pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
+if [ -n "${CI-}" ]; then
+  brew install coreutils ninja yasm
+fi
+
 ARCH="$1"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/deps.sh" macos "$ARCH"
 
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/prefix/lib/pkgconfig"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/deps-prefix-macos-$ARCH/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 # Build for macOS
 cmake \