diff --git a/.github/scripts/verifyPodfile.sh b/.github/scripts/verifyPodfile.sh
index 213da895d365..dc4c54fd229a 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/verifyPodfile.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/verifyPodfile.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,64 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-declare -r GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-declare -r RED='\033[0;31m'
-declare -r NC='\033[0m'
+START_DIR=$(pwd)
+ROOT_DIR=$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")
+cd "$ROOT_DIR" || exit 1
 
-podfileSha=$(openssl sha1 ios/Podfile | awk '{print $2}')
-podfileLockSha=$(awk '/PODFILE CHECKSUM: /{print $3}' ios/Podfile.lock)
+source scripts/shellUtils.sh
 
-echo "Podfile: $podfileSha"
-echo "Podfile.lock: $podfileLockSha"
+title "Verifying that Podfile.lock is synced with the project"
 
-if [ "$podfileSha" == "$podfileLockSha" ]; then
-    echo -e "${GREEN}Podfile verified!${NC}"
-    exit 0
+declare EXIT_CODE=0
+
+PODFILE_SHA=$(openssl sha1 ios/Podfile | awk '{print $2}')
+PODFILE_LOCK_SHA=$(awk '/PODFILE CHECKSUM: /{print $3}' ios/Podfile.lock)
+
+echo "Podfile: $PODFILE_SHA"
+echo "Podfile.lock: $PODFILE_LOCK_SHA"
+
+if [[ "$PODFILE_SHA" == "$PODFILE_LOCK_SHA" ]]; then
+    success "Podfile checksum verified!"
 else
-    echo -e "${RED}Error: Podfile.lock out of date with Podfile. Did you forget to run \`npx pod-install\`?${NC}"
-    exit 1
+    error "Podfile.lock checksum mismatch. Did you forget to run \`npx pod-install\`?"
+    EXIT_CODE=1
+fi
+
+info "Comparing Podfile.lock with node packages..."
+
+# Retrieve a list of podspec directories as listed in the Podfile.lock
+SPEC_DIRS=$(yq '.["EXTERNAL SOURCES"].[].":path" | select( . == "*node_modules*")' < ios/Podfile.lock)
+
+# Format a list of Pods based on the output of the config command
+FORMATTED_PODS=$( \
+  jq --raw-output --slurp 'map((.name + " (" + .version + ")")) | .[]' <<< "$( \
+    npx react-native config | \
+    jq '.dependencies[].platforms.ios.podspecPath | select( . != null )' | \
+    xargs -L 1 pod ipc spec --silent
+  )"
+)
+
+# Check for uncommitted package removals
+# If they are listed in Podfile.lock but the directories don't exist they have been removed
+while read -r DIR; do
+  if [[ ! -d "${DIR#../}" ]]; then
+    error "Directory \`${DIR#../node_modules/}\` not found in node_modules. Did you forget to run \`npx pod-install\` after removing the package?"
+    EXIT_CODE=1
+  fi
+done <<< "$SPEC_DIRS"
+
+# Check for uncommitted package additions/updates
+while read -r POD; do
+  if ! grep -q "$POD" ./ios/Podfile.lock; then
+    error "$POD not found in Podfile.lock. Did you forget to run \`npx pod-install\`?"
+    EXIT_CODE=1
+  fi
+done <<< "$FORMATTED_PODS"
+
+if [[ "$EXIT_CODE" == 0 ]]; then
+  success "Podfile.lock is up to date."
 fi
+
+# Cleanup
+cd "$START_DIR" || exit 1
+
+exit $EXIT_CODE
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verifyPodfile.yml b/.github/workflows/verifyPodfile.yml
index 84f52d09997a..490d88463b45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verifyPodfile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verifyPodfile.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   verify:
     if: github.actor != 'OSBotify'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       # This action checks-out the repository, so the workflow can access it.
       - uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8