diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/kivy/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
index 13a82439..b9831989 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 class KivyRecipe(CythonRecipe):
     version = "2.3.1"
-    url = "https://github.com/kivy/kivy/archive/{version}.zip"
+    # url = "https://github.com/kivy/kivy/archive/{version}.zip"
+    url = "https://github.com/DexerBr/kivy/archive/refs/heads/pure_skia_tests.zip"
+    # url = "https://github.com/misl6/kivy/archive/refs/heads/fix-typo-skia-include-dirs.zip"
     library = "libkivy.a"
     _base_depends = ["ios", "pyobjus", "python"]
     python_depends = [
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ def depends(self):
             ]
         elif self.get_required_sdl_version() == "sdl3":
             return self._base_depends + [
+                "skia",
                 "sdl3",
                 "sdl3_image",
                 "sdl3_ttf",
@@ -133,6 +136,8 @@ def get_recipe_env(self, plat):
                 ]
             )
         elif self.get_required_sdl_version() == "sdl3":
+            env["SKIA_LIB_DIR"] = "/fake/path/to/skia/libs"
+            env["SKIA_INCLUDE_DIR"] = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "include", plat.name, "skia")
             env["KIVY_ANGLE_INCLUDE_DIR"] = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "include", "common", "angle")
             env["KIVY_ANGLE_LIB_DIR"] = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "frameworks", plat.sdk)
             env["KIVY_SDL3_PATH"] = ":".join(
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/skia/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/skia/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11d7574b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/skia/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import sh
+
+from kivy_ios.toolchain import Recipe, shprint
+
+
+class LibSkiaRecipe(Recipe):
+    version = "skia-binaries-m138-rev3.a0"
+    url = "https://github.com/DexerBR/skia-builder/releases/download/{version}/ios-merged.tar.gz"
+    skia_libraries = [
+        # "libskresources.a",
+        "libskparagraph.a",
+        "libskia.a",
+        "libskottie.a",
+        # "libsvg.a",
+        "libsksg.a",
+        "libskshaper.a",
+        "libskunicode_icu.a",
+        "libskunicode_core.a",
+        "libjsonreader.a",
+    ]
+    libraries = [
+        "dist/libskmerged.a",
+    ]
+
+    include_dir = [
+        "dist/include_dirs",
+    ]
+
+    include_per_platform = True
+
+    def _get_skia_platform(self, plat):
+        if plat.name == "iphonesimulator-arm64":
+            return "iossimulator-arm64"
+        elif plat.name == "iphonesimulator-x86_64":
+            return "iossimulator-x64"
+        elif plat.name == "iphoneos-arm64":
+            return "ios-arm64"
+
+    def build_platform(self, plat):
+
+        build_dir = self.get_build_dir(plat)
+
+        # Get the Skia platform name
+        skia_platform = self._get_skia_platform(plat)
+
+        # Create the unpack directory if it doesn't exist
+        unpack_dir = os.path.join(build_dir, "unpacked")
+        if not os.path.exists(unpack_dir):
+            os.makedirs(unpack_dir)
+
+        # Create the dist directory in build_dir if it doesn't exist
+        skia_dist_dir = os.path.join(build_dir, "dist")
+        if not os.path.exists(skia_dist_dir):
+            os.makedirs(skia_dist_dir)
+
+        skia_binaries_archive = os.path.join(
+            build_dir, f"{skia_platform}.tar.gz"
+        )
+
+        self.extract_file(skia_binaries_archive, unpack_dir)
+
+        # Merge the static libraries into a single library
+        merged_lib_path = os.path.join(skia_dist_dir, "libskmerged.a")
+
+        # Use libtool to merge the libraries
+        libtool_cmd = (
+            [
+                sh.Command("libtool"),
+                "-static",
+            ]
+            + ["-o", merged_lib_path]
+            + [
+                os.path.join("unpacked", "bin", lib)
+                for lib in self.skia_libraries
+            ]
+        )
+        shprint(*libtool_cmd)
+
+        for skia_src in ["include", "modules", "src"]:
+            # Add include files to the distribution directory
+            include_dir = os.path.join(unpack_dir, skia_src)
+            dist_include_dir = os.path.join(skia_dist_dir, "include_dirs", skia_src)
+
+            if os.path.exists(dist_include_dir):
+                shutil.rmtree(dist_include_dir)
+
+            if not os.path.exists(dist_include_dir):
+                os.makedirs(dist_include_dir)
+
+            # Copy all the files and directories from include_dir to dist_include_dir
+            for item in os.listdir(include_dir):
+                s = os.path.join(include_dir, item)
+                d = os.path.join(dist_include_dir, item)
+                if os.path.isdir(s):
+                    shutil.copytree(s, d)
+                else:
+                    shutil.copy2(s, d)
+
+
+recipe = LibSkiaRecipe()
diff --git a/kivy_ios/toolchain.py b/kivy_ios/toolchain.py
index bc61a149..bb3e5642 100755
--- a/kivy_ios/toolchain.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/toolchain.py
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ def lipoize_libraries(self):
                 if plat.sdk not in sdks_args:
                     sdks_args[plat.sdk] = []
                 sdks_args[plat.sdk].extend([
-                    "-arch", plat.arch,
                     join(self.get_build_dir(plat), library_fp.format(plat=plat))
                 ])