diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85106fbfce..376708f209 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ This is the log of notable changes to EAS CLI and related packages.
 
 ### 🎉 New features
 
+- [build-tools] Cache CocoaPods dependencies between iOS builds. ([#4266](https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/pull/4266) by [@AbbanMustafa](https://github.com/AbbanMustafa))
+
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
 ### 🧹 Chores
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/builders/ios.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/builders/ios.ts
index ecab7c087b..7d0f7cb65b 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/builders/ios.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/builders/ios.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ import { downloadApplicationArchiveAsync } from '../ios/resign';
 import { resolveArtifactPath, resolveBuildConfiguration, resolveScheme } from '../ios/resolve';
 import { Sentry } from '../sentry';
 import { parseAndReportXcactivitylog } from '../steps/utils/ios/xcactivitylog';
-import { cacheStatsAsync, restoreCcacheAsync } from '../steps/functions/restoreBuildCache';
-import { saveCcacheAsync } from '../steps/functions/saveBuildCache';
+import {
+  cacheStatsAsync,
+  restoreCcacheAsync,
+  restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync,
+} from '../steps/functions/restoreBuildCache';
+import { saveCcacheAsync, saveCocoapodsCacheAsync } from '../steps/functions/saveBuildCache';
 import { uploadApplicationArchive } from '../utils/artifacts';
 import {
   configureExpoUpdatesIfInstalledAsync,
@@ -107,6 +111,12 @@ async function buildInnerAsync(
         env: ctx.env,
         secrets: ctx.job.secrets,
       });
+      await restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+        logger: ctx.logger,
+        workingDirectory,
+        env: ctx.env,
+        secrets: ctx.job.secrets,
+      });
     });
 
     await ctx.runBuildPhase(BuildPhase.INSTALL_PODS, async () => {
@@ -250,6 +260,12 @@ async function buildInnerAsync(
       env: ctx.env,
       secrets: ctx.job.secrets,
     });
+    await saveCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+      logger: ctx.logger,
+      workingDirectory,
+      env: ctx.env,
+      secrets: ctx.job.secrets,
+    });
   });
 
   await ctx.runBuildPhase(BuildPhase.CACHE_STATS, async () => {
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/__tests__/build.test.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/__tests__/build.test.ts
index 87df151263..01a4d49501 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/__tests__/build.test.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/__tests__/build.test.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,28 @@ describe(createEasBuildBuildFunctionGroup, () => {
       expect(installPodsStep!.ctx.relativeWorkingDirectory).toBe('./ios');
     });
 
+    it('restores and saves caches around an iOS simulator build', () => {
+      const buildToolsContext = createMockBuildToolsContext({
+        platform: Platform.IOS,
+        simulator: true,
+      });
+      const functionGroup = createEasBuildBuildFunctionGroup(buildToolsContext);
+      const globalCtx = createGlobalContextMock({ logger: createMockLogger() });
+
+      const steps = functionGroup.createBuildStepsFromFunctionGroupCall(globalCtx);
+      const stepNames = steps.map(step => step.displayName);
+      const restoreCacheIndex = stepNames.indexOf('Restore Cache');
+      const installPodsIndex = stepNames.indexOf('Install Pods');
+      const saveCacheIndex = stepNames.indexOf('Save Cache');
+
+      expect(restoreCacheIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+      expect(restoreCacheIndex).toBeLessThan(installPodsIndex);
+      expect(saveCacheIndex).toBeGreaterThan(installPodsIndex);
+
+      const restoreCacheStep = steps[restoreCacheIndex];
+      expect(restoreCacheStep.inputs?.find(input => input.id === 'simulator')?.rawValue).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('sets working directory on all steps except checkout (Android with credentials)', () => {
       const buildToolsContext = createMockBuildToolsContext({
         platform: Platform.ANDROID,
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/build.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/build.ts
index 389f073aba..416a91887c 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/build.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functionGroups/build.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ function createStepsForIosSimulatorBuild({
   buildToolsContext,
   workingDirectory,
 }: HelperFunctionsInput): BuildStep[] {
+  const evictUsedBefore = new Date();
+
   const calculateEASUpdateRuntimeVersion =
     calculateEASUpdateRuntimeVersionFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
       id: 'calculate_eas_update_runtime_version',
@@ -106,6 +108,16 @@ function createStepsForIosSimulatorBuild({
   const installPods = createInstallPodsBuildFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
     workingDirectory: workingDirectory ? path.join(workingDirectory, './ios') : './ios',
   });
+  const restoreCache = createRestoreBuildCacheFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(
+    globalCtx,
+    {
+      workingDirectory,
+      callInputs: {
+        platform: Platform.IOS,
+        simulator: true,
+      },
+    }
+  );
   const configureEASUpdate =
     configureEASUpdateIfInstalledFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
       workingDirectory,
@@ -123,6 +135,16 @@ function createStepsForIosSimulatorBuild({
         '${ steps.calculate_eas_update_runtime_version.resolved_eas_update_runtime_version }',
     },
   });
+  const saveCache = createSaveBuildCacheFunction(evictUsedBefore).createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(
+    globalCtx,
+    {
+      workingDirectory,
+      callInputs: {
+        platform: Platform.IOS,
+        simulator: true,
+      },
+    }
+  );
   return [
     createCheckoutBuildFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx),
     createSetUpNpmrcBuildFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
@@ -138,6 +160,7 @@ function createStepsForIosSimulatorBuild({
     createPrebuildBuildFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
       workingDirectory,
     }),
+    restoreCache,
     calculateEASUpdateRuntimeVersion,
     installPods,
     configureEASUpdate,
@@ -159,6 +182,10 @@ function createStepsForIosSimulatorBuild({
     createFindAndUploadBuildArtifactsBuildFunction(
       buildToolsContext
     ).createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, { workingDirectory }),
+    saveCache,
+    createCacheStatsBuildFunction().createBuildStepFromFunctionCall(globalCtx, {
+      workingDirectory,
+    }),
   ];
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/__tests__/cocoapodsBuildCache.test.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/__tests__/cocoapodsBuildCache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98186b8d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/__tests__/cocoapodsBuildCache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import { spawnAsync } from '@expo/steps';
+import { vol } from 'memfs';
+
+import { createMockLogger } from '../../../__tests__/utils/logger';
+import { Datadog } from '../../../datadog';
+import {
+  compressCocoapodsCacheAsync,
+  getCocoapodsCachePaths,
+  resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync,
+  restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync,
+} from '../../../utils/cocoapodsCache';
+import { downloadCacheAsync } from '../restoreCache';
+import { restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync } from '../restoreBuildCache';
+import { uploadCacheAsync } from '../saveCache';
+import { saveCocoapodsCacheAsync } from '../saveBuildCache';
+
+jest.mock('@expo/steps', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@expo/steps'),
+  spawnAsync: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('../restoreCache', () => ({
+  decompressCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+  downloadCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+  downloadPublicCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('../saveCache', () => ({
+  compressCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+  uploadCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('../../../utils/cocoapodsCache', () => ({
+  compressCocoapodsCacheAsync: jest.fn(),
+  getCocoapodsCachePaths: jest.fn(),
+  resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync: jest.fn(),
+  restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const logger = createMockLogger();
+const env = {
+  EAS_PODS_CACHE: '1',
+  EAS_BUILD_ID: 'build-id',
+  __API_SERVER_URL: 'https://api.expo.test',
+};
+const secrets = { robotAccessToken: 'robot-token' };
+
+describe('CocoaPods build cache', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    vol.fromJSON(
+      {
+        '/workingdir/ios/Pods/Manifest.lock': 'manifest',
+        '/workingdir/ios/Podfile.lock': 'lockfile',
+        '/tmp/cocoapods-cache.tar.gz': 'archive',
+      },
+      '/'
+    );
+    jest.mocked(getCocoapodsCachePaths).mockReturnValue({
+      iosDirectory: '/workingdir/ios',
+      podsDirectory: '/workingdir/ios/Pods',
+      podfileLockPath: '/workingdir/ios/Podfile.lock',
+    });
+    jest.mocked(resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync).mockResolvedValue({
+      key: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-lock-hash',
+      keyPrefix: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-',
+    });
+    jest.mocked(spawnAsync).mockResolvedValue({ stdout: '1.16.2\n' } as any);
+  });
+
+  it('does nothing when the cache is disabled', async () => {
+    await restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      workingDirectory: '/workingdir',
+      env: {},
+      secrets,
+    });
+    await saveCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      workingDirectory: '/workingdir',
+      env: {},
+      secrets,
+    });
+
+    expect(spawnAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('restores the newest matching CocoaPods cache', async () => {
+    jest.mocked(downloadCacheAsync).mockResolvedValue({
+      archivePath: '/tmp/cocoapods-cache.tar.gz',
+      matchedKey: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-older-lock-hash',
+    });
+    const datadogLogSpy = jest.spyOn(Datadog, 'log');
+
+    await restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      workingDirectory: '/workingdir',
+      env,
+      secrets,
+    });
+
+    expect(downloadCacheAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        key: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-lock-hash',
+        keyPrefixes: ['ios-pods-1.16.2-'],
+        paths: ['/workingdir/ios/Pods'],
+      })
+    );
+    expect(restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      archivePath: '/tmp/cocoapods-cache.tar.gz',
+      workingDirectory: '/workingdir',
+    });
+    expect(datadogLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('CocoaPods cache restored (prefix_match)', {
+      event: 'cocoapods_cache_restored',
+      cache_hit_type: 'prefix_match',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('compresses and saves the installed Pods directory', async () => {
+    jest.mocked(compressCocoapodsCacheAsync).mockResolvedValue({
+      archivePath: '/tmp/cocoapods-cache.tar.gz',
+    });
+
+    await saveCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      workingDirectory: '/workingdir',
+      env,
+      secrets,
+    });
+
+    expect(uploadCacheAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        archivePath: '/tmp/cocoapods-cache.tar.gz',
+        key: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-lock-hash',
+        paths: ['/workingdir/ios/Pods'],
+      })
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/restoreBuildCache.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/restoreBuildCache.ts
index bbf07aff79..6424620ee5 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/restoreBuildCache.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/restoreBuildCache.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import {
   getCcacheKeyPrefix,
   getCcachePath,
 } from '../../utils/cacheKey';
+import {
+  getCocoapodsCachePaths,
+  resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync,
+  restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync,
+} from '../../utils/cocoapodsCache';
 import { Datadog } from '../../datadog';
 import { GRADLE_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX, generateGradleCacheKeyAsync } from '../../utils/gradleCacheKey';
 import { TurtleFetchError, turtleFetch } from '../../utils/turtleFetch';
@@ -79,6 +84,13 @@ export function createRestoreBuildCacheFunction(): BuildFunction {
           env,
           secrets: stepCtx.global.staticContext.job.secrets,
         });
+      } else {
+        await restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+          logger,
+          workingDirectory,
+          env,
+          secrets: stepCtx.global.staticContext.job.secrets,
+        });
       }
     },
   });
@@ -206,6 +218,67 @@ export async function restoreCcacheAsync({
   }
 }
 
+export async function restoreCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+  logger,
+  workingDirectory,
+  env,
+  secrets,
+}: {
+  logger: bunyan;
+  workingDirectory: string;
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  secrets?: { robotAccessToken?: string };
+}): Promise<void> {
+  if (env.EAS_PODS_CACHE !== '1') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await spawnAsync('pod', ['--version'], {
+      env,
+      stdio: 'pipe',
+    });
+    const { key, keyPrefix } = await resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(workingDirectory, stdout);
+    logger.info(`Restoring CocoaPods cache key: ${key}`);
+
+    const jobId = nullthrows(env.EAS_BUILD_ID, 'EAS_BUILD_ID is not set');
+    const robotAccessToken = nullthrows(
+      secrets?.robotAccessToken,
+      'Robot access token is required for cache operations'
+    );
+    const expoApiServerURL = nullthrows(env.__API_SERVER_URL, '__API_SERVER_URL is not set');
+    const { podsDirectory } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+
+    const { archivePath, matchedKey } = await downloadCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      jobId,
+      expoApiServerURL,
+      robotAccessToken,
+      paths: [podsDirectory],
+      key,
+      keyPrefixes: [keyPrefix],
+      platform: Platform.IOS,
+    });
+
+    await restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync({ archivePath, workingDirectory });
+
+    const hitType = matchedKey === key ? 'direct_hit' : 'prefix_match';
+    logger.info(
+      `CocoaPods cache restored to ${podsDirectory} (${hitType === 'direct_hit' ? 'direct hit' : 'prefix match'})`
+    );
+    Datadog.log(`CocoaPods cache restored (${hitType})`, {
+      event: 'cocoapods_cache_restored',
+      cache_hit_type: hitType,
+    });
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    if (err instanceof TurtleFetchError && err.response?.status === 404) {
+      logger.info('No CocoaPods cache found for this key');
+    } else {
+      logger.warn('Failed to restore CocoaPods cache: ', err);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export async function restoreGradleCacheAsync({
   logger,
   workingDirectory,
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/saveBuildCache.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/saveBuildCache.ts
index 613df31bfd..9d72937a36 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/saveBuildCache.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/saveBuildCache.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import {
   generateDefaultBuildCacheKeyAsync,
   getCcachePath,
 } from '../../utils/cacheKey';
+import {
+  compressCocoapodsCacheAsync,
+  getCocoapodsCachePaths,
+  resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync,
+} from '../../utils/cocoapodsCache';
 import { generateGradleCacheKeyAsync } from '../../utils/gradleCacheKey';
 
 export function createSaveBuildCacheFunction(evictUsedBefore: Date): BuildFunction {
@@ -78,11 +83,77 @@ export function createSaveBuildCacheFunction(evictUsedBefore: Date): BuildFuncti
           env,
           secrets: stepCtx.global.staticContext.job.secrets,
         });
+      } else {
+        await saveCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+          logger,
+          workingDirectory,
+          env,
+          secrets: stepCtx.global.staticContext.job.secrets,
+        });
       }
     },
   });
 }
 
+export async function saveCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+  logger,
+  workingDirectory,
+  env,
+  secrets,
+}: {
+  logger: bunyan;
+  workingDirectory: string;
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  secrets?: { robotAccessToken?: string };
+}): Promise<void> {
+  if (env.EAS_PODS_CACHE !== '1') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { podsDirectory, podfileLockPath } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+  try {
+    await Promise.all([fs.promises.access(podsDirectory), fs.promises.access(podfileLockPath)]);
+  } catch {
+    logger.warn('No CocoaPods installation found, skipping cache save');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await spawnAsync('pod', ['--version'], {
+      env,
+      stdio: 'pipe',
+    });
+    const { key } = await resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(workingDirectory, stdout);
+    logger.info(`Saving CocoaPods cache key: ${key}`);
+
+    const jobId = nullthrows(env.EAS_BUILD_ID, 'EAS_BUILD_ID is not set');
+    const robotAccessToken = nullthrows(
+      secrets?.robotAccessToken,
+      'Robot access token is required for cache operations'
+    );
+    const expoApiServerURL = nullthrows(env.__API_SERVER_URL, '__API_SERVER_URL is not set');
+
+    logger.info('Compressing CocoaPods cache...');
+    const { archivePath } = await compressCocoapodsCacheAsync({ workingDirectory });
+    const { size } = await fs.promises.stat(archivePath);
+    logger.info(`CocoaPods cache archive size: ${formatBytes(size)}`);
+
+    await uploadCacheAsync({
+      logger,
+      jobId,
+      expoApiServerURL,
+      robotAccessToken,
+      archivePath,
+      key,
+      paths: [podsDirectory],
+      size,
+      platform: Platform.IOS,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error({ err }, 'Failed to save CocoaPods cache');
+  }
+}
+
 export async function saveCcacheAsync({
   logger,
   workingDirectory,
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/utils/__tests__/cocoapodsCache.test.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/utils/__tests__/cocoapodsCache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb321d9e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/utils/__tests__/cocoapodsCache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import {
+  compressCocoapodsCacheAsync,
+  getCocoapodsCachePaths,
+  resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync,
+  restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync,
+} from '../cocoapodsCache';
+
+jest.unmock('fs');
+jest.unmock('node:fs');
+jest.unmock('fs/promises');
+jest.unmock('node:fs/promises');
+
+describe('CocoaPods cache utilities', () => {
+  let workingDirectory: string;
+  const cocoapodsVersion = '1.16.2';
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    workingDirectory = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cocoapods-cache-test-'));
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(workingDirectory, 'ios'), { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await fs.promises.rm(workingDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('uses a CocoaPods version prefix when no Podfile.lock exists', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(workingDirectory, cocoapodsVersion)
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      key: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-',
+      keyPrefix: 'ios-pods-1.16.2-',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('includes the Podfile.lock hash when it exists', async () => {
+    const { podfileLockPath } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(podfileLockPath, 'PODS:\n  - Expo (55.0.0)\n');
+
+    const firstResult = await resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(workingDirectory, cocoapodsVersion);
+    expect(firstResult.key).toMatch(/^ios-pods-1\.16\.2-[a-f0-9]+$/);
+    expect(firstResult.keyPrefix).toBe('ios-pods-1.16.2-');
+
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(podfileLockPath, 'PODS:\n  - Expo (56.0.0)\n');
+    const secondResult = await resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(workingDirectory, cocoapodsVersion);
+    expect(secondResult.key).not.toBe(firstResult.key);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves symlinks and executable permissions through an archive round trip', async () => {
+    const { podsDirectory } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+    const frameworkVersionsDirectory = path.join(podsDirectory, 'Example.framework', 'Versions');
+    const frameworkVersionDirectory = path.join(frameworkVersionsDirectory, 'A');
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(frameworkVersionDirectory, { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(frameworkVersionDirectory, 'Example'), 'binary');
+    await fs.promises.symlink('A', path.join(frameworkVersionsDirectory, 'Current'));
+
+    const scriptPath = path.join(podsDirectory, 'Target Support Files', 'script.sh');
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(scriptPath), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(scriptPath, '#!/bin/sh\n');
+    await fs.promises.chmod(scriptPath, 0o755);
+
+    const { archivePath } = await compressCocoapodsCacheAsync({ workingDirectory });
+    await fs.promises.rm(podsDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    await restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync({ archivePath, workingDirectory });
+
+    const restoredSymlinkPath = path.join(frameworkVersionsDirectory, 'Current');
+    expect((await fs.promises.lstat(restoredSymlinkPath)).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+    await expect(fs.promises.readlink(restoredSymlinkPath)).resolves.toBe('A');
+
+    const restoredScriptStat = await fs.promises.stat(scriptPath);
+    expect(restoredScriptStat.mode & 0o111).toBe(0o111);
+
+    await fs.promises.rm(path.dirname(archivePath), { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/utils/cocoapodsCache.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/utils/cocoapodsCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34d6e0d295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/utils/cocoapodsCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { hashFiles } from '@expo/steps';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import * as tar from 'tar';
+
+export const COCOAPODS_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX = 'ios-pods-';
+
+const PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME = 'Pods';
+const PODFILE_LOCK_NAME = 'Podfile.lock';
+
+export function getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory: string): {
+  iosDirectory: string;
+  podsDirectory: string;
+  podfileLockPath: string;
+} {
+  const iosDirectory = path.join(workingDirectory, 'ios');
+  return {
+    iosDirectory,
+    podsDirectory: path.join(iosDirectory, PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME),
+    podfileLockPath: path.join(iosDirectory, PODFILE_LOCK_NAME),
+  };
+}
+
+export async function resolveCocoapodsCacheKeyAsync(
+  workingDirectory: string,
+  cocoapodsVersion: string
+): Promise<{ key: string; keyPrefix: string }> {
+  const normalizedVersion = cocoapodsVersion.trim();
+  if (!normalizedVersion) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to determine CocoaPods version');
+  }
+
+  const keyPrefix = `${COCOAPODS_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX}${normalizedVersion}-`;
+  const { podfileLockPath } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+
+  try {
+    await fs.promises.access(podfileLockPath);
+  } catch {
+    return { key: keyPrefix, keyPrefix };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    key: `${keyPrefix}${hashFiles([podfileLockPath])}`,
+    keyPrefix,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function compressCocoapodsCacheAsync({
+  workingDirectory,
+}: {
+  workingDirectory: string;
+}): Promise<{ archivePath: string }> {
+  const { iosDirectory, podsDirectory } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+  await fs.promises.access(podsDirectory);
+
+  const archiveDestinationDirectory = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(
+    path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'save-cocoapods-cache-')
+  );
+  const archivePath = path.join(archiveDestinationDirectory, 'cache.tar.gz');
+
+  await tar.create(
+    {
+      file: archivePath,
+      cwd: iosDirectory,
+      gzip: true,
+    },
+    [PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME]
+  );
+
+  return { archivePath };
+}
+
+export async function restoreCocoapodsCacheArchiveAsync({
+  archivePath,
+  workingDirectory,
+}: {
+  archivePath: string;
+  workingDirectory: string;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const { iosDirectory, podsDirectory } = getCocoapodsCachePaths(workingDirectory);
+  await fs.promises.mkdir(iosDirectory, { recursive: true });
+
+  const temporaryRestoreDirectory = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(
+    path.join(iosDirectory, '.eas-pods-cache-')
+  );
+  try {
+    await tar.extract({
+      file: archivePath,
+      cwd: temporaryRestoreDirectory,
+      filter: entryPath =>
+        entryPath === PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME || entryPath.startsWith(`${PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME}/`),
+    });
+
+    const restoredPodsDirectory = path.join(temporaryRestoreDirectory, PODS_DIRECTORY_NAME);
+    const restoredPodsStat = await fs.promises.stat(restoredPodsDirectory);
+    if (!restoredPodsStat.isDirectory()) {
+      throw new Error('CocoaPods cache archive does not contain a Pods directory');
+    }
+
+    await fs.promises.rm(podsDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    await fs.promises.rename(restoredPodsDirectory, podsDirectory);
+  } finally {
+    await fs.promises.rm(temporaryRestoreDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}