diff --git a/dist/bin/storybook.js b/dist/bin/storybook.js
index 292c1e3..21db030 100644
--- a/dist/bin/storybook.js
+++ b/dist/bin/storybook.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 'use strict';
 
+var _shelljs = require('shelljs');
+
+var _shelljs2 = _interopRequireDefault(_shelljs);
+
 var _commander = require('commander');
 
 var _commander2 = _interopRequireDefault(_commander);
@@ -26,4 +30,10 @@ _commander2.default.command('start [platform]').option('-h, --host <host>', 'hos
   });
 });
 
+_commander2.default.command('run-ios').option('-a, --appname <appname>', 'storybook application name eg. "MyAppStorybook"').option('-i, --identifier <identifier>', 'storybook application identifier eg. "org.mycompany.MyAppStorybook"').description('starts react native storybook ios simulator').action(function (env) {
+  _shelljs2.default.exec('react-native run-ios --scheme=' + env.appname);
+  _shelljs2.default.exec('xcrun simctl install booted ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/' + env.appname + '.app');
+  _shelljs2.default.exec('xcrun simctl launch booted ' + env.identifier);
+});
+
 _commander2.default.parse(process.argv);
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24ee195..98cffa6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "events": "^1.1.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "react-dom": "^15.1.0",
+    "shelljs": "^0.7.0",
     "ws": "^1.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/storybook.js b/src/bin/storybook.js
index 8cd381d..1008d23 100644
--- a/src/bin/storybook.js
+++ b/src/bin/storybook.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import shell from 'shelljs';
 import program from 'commander';
 import server from '../server';
 
@@ -24,5 +25,16 @@ program
     })
   });
 
+program
+  .command('run-ios')
+  .option('-a, --appname <appname>', 'storybook application name eg. "MyAppStorybook"')
+  .option('-i, --identifier <identifier>', 'storybook application identifier eg. "org.mycompany.MyAppStorybook"')
+  .description('starts react native storybook ios simulator')
+  .action(function(env) {
+    shell.exec(`react-native run-ios --scheme=${env.appname}`);
+    shell.exec(`xcrun simctl install booted ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/${env.appname}.app`);
+    shell.exec(`xcrun simctl launch booted ${env.identifier}`);
+  });
+
 program
   .parse(process.argv);