diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
index 95d0551a1..6a181328f 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
@@ -676,6 +676,226 @@ describe('findMatchingSimulator', () => {
     ).toEqual(null);
   });
 
+  it('should return iPad(name with brackets) simulator if simulator name is in the list', () => {
+    expect(
+      findMatchingSimulator(
+        {
+          devices: {
+            'iOS 12.0': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(unavailable, runtime profile not found)',
+                name: 'iPhone 4s',
+                udid: 'B9B5E161-416B-43C4-A78F-729CB96CC8C6',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 5',
+                udid: '1CCBBF8B-5773-4EA6-BD6F-C308C87A1ADB',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: 'BA0D93BD-07E6-4182-9B0A-F60A2474139C',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '9564ABEE-9EC2-4B4A-B443-D3710929A45A',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6s',
+                udid: 'D0F29BE7-CC3C-4976-888D-C739B4F50508',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+                udid: 'B2141C1E-86B7-4A10-82A7-4956799526DF',
+              },
+            ],
+            'iOS 12.2': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: '2FF48AE5-CC3B-4C80-8D25-48966A6BE2C0',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '841E33FE-E8A1-4B65-9FF8-6EAA6442A3FC',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Booted',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 7',
+                udid: '3A409DC5-5188-42A6-8598-3AA6F34607A5',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      udid: 'B2141C1E-86B7-4A10-82A7-4956799526DF',
+      name: 'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+      booted: false,
+      version: 'iOS 12.0',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should return iPad(name with brackets) simulator if simulator name and specified iOS version is in the list', () => {
+    expect(
+      findMatchingSimulator(
+        {
+          devices: {
+            'iOS 12.0': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(unavailable, runtime profile not found)',
+                name: 'iPhone 4s',
+                udid: 'B9B5E161-416B-43C4-A78F-729CB96CC8C6',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 5',
+                udid: '1CCBBF8B-5773-4EA6-BD6F-C308C87A1ADB',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: 'BA0D93BD-07E6-4182-9B0A-F60A2474139C',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '9564ABEE-9EC2-4B4A-B443-D3710929A45A',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6s',
+                udid: 'D0F29BE7-CC3C-4976-888D-C739B4F50508',
+              },
+            ],
+            'iOS 12.2': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: '2FF48AE5-CC3B-4C80-8D25-48966A6BE2C0',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '841E33FE-E8A1-4B65-9FF8-6EAA6442A3FC',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Booted',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 7',
+                udid: '3A409DC5-5188-42A6-8598-3AA6F34607A5',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+                udid: 'B2141C1E-86B7-4A10-82A7-4956799526DF',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        'iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (12.2)',
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      udid: 'B2141C1E-86B7-4A10-82A7-4956799526DF',
+      name: 'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+      booted: false,
+      version: 'iOS 12.2',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should return null if the version is specified and no iPad device with the exact version exists', () => {
+    expect(
+      findMatchingSimulator(
+        {
+          devices: {
+            'iOS 12.0': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(unavailable, runtime profile not found)',
+                name: 'iPhone 4s',
+                udid: 'B9B5E161-416B-43C4-A78F-729CB96CC8C6',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 5',
+                udid: '1CCBBF8B-5773-4EA6-BD6F-C308C87A1ADB',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: 'BA0D93BD-07E6-4182-9B0A-F60A2474139C',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '9564ABEE-9EC2-4B4A-B443-D3710929A45A',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6s',
+                udid: 'D0F29BE7-CC3C-4976-888D-C739B4F50508',
+              },
+            ],
+            'iOS 12.2': [
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6',
+                udid: '2FF48AE5-CC3B-4C80-8D25-48966A6BE2C0',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+                udid: '841E33FE-E8A1-4B65-9FF8-6EAA6442A3FC',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Booted',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPhone 7',
+                udid: '3A409DC5-5188-42A6-8598-3AA6F34607A5',
+              },
+              {
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                availability: '(available)',
+                name: 'iPad Pro (9.7-inch)',
+                udid: 'B2141C1E-86B7-4A10-82A7-4956799526DF',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        'iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (12.0)',
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(null);
+  });
+
   it('should return AppleTV devices if in the list', () => {
     expect(
       findMatchingSimulator(
diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
index 5a114eed3..b26e08e61 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ function findMatchingSimulator(simulators, simulatorString) {
   const devices = simulators.devices;
 
   const parsedSimulatorName = simulatorString
-    ? simulatorString.match(/(.*)? (?:\((.*)?\))?/)
+    ? simulatorString.match(/(.*)? (?:\((\d+\.\d+)?\))$/)
     : [];
+
   if (parsedSimulatorName && parsedSimulatorName[2] !== undefined) {
     var simulatorVersion = parsedSimulatorName[2];
     var simulatorName = parsedSimulatorName[1];