diff --git a/ios/DailyNotificationPlugin.podspec b/ios/DailyNotificationPlugin.podspec
index 0b374ae..fd528d2 100644
--- a/ios/DailyNotificationPlugin.podspec
+++ b/ios/DailyNotificationPlugin.podspec
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.dependency 'Capacitor', '>= 5.0.0'
   s.dependency 'CapacitorCordova', '>= 5.0.0'
   s.swift_version = '5.1'
-  s.xcconfig = { 'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) COCOAPODS=1' }
+  # Explicitly link against system SQLite library to avoid conflicts with
+  # macOS SQLite libraries (e.g., from pkgx or other package managers that
+  # may set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH or similar environment variables)
+  s.xcconfig = { 
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) COCOAPODS=1',
+    'OTHER_LDFLAGS' => '$(inherited) -lsqlite3'
+  }
   s.deprecated = false
   # Set to false so Capacitor can discover the plugin
   # Capacitor iOS does not scan static frameworks for plugin discovery
diff --git a/scripts/build-native.sh b/scripts/build-native.sh
index cb61152..f5fc743 100755
--- a/scripts/build-native.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-native.sh
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ build_plugin_for_test_app() {
 build_plugin_for_test_app_ios() {
     log_info "Building iOS test app..."
     
+    # Warn about pkgx interference with SQLite linking
+    if [ -n "$PKGX_DIR" ] || [ -d "$HOME/.pkgx" ]; then
+        log_warn "⚠️  pkgx detected - this may interfere with iOS SQLite linking"
+        log_warn "   Temporarily unsetting PKGX_DIR and DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH for build..."
+        unset PKGX_DIR
+        unset DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    fi
+    
     # Ensure symlink is in place FIRST (before building)
     # The test app expects the plugin at node_modules/@timesafari/daily-notification-plugin
     SYMLINK="test-apps/daily-notification-test/node_modules/@timesafari/daily-notification-plugin"
@@ -374,6 +383,13 @@ build_ios() {
         exit 1
     fi
     
+    # Warn about pkgx interference with SQLite linking
+    if [ -n "$PKGX_DIR" ] || [ -d "$HOME/.pkgx" ]; then
+        log_warn "⚠️  pkgx detected - this may interfere with iOS SQLite linking"
+        log_warn "   If you see 'sqlite3' undefined symbol errors, try:"
+        log_warn "   unset PKGX_DIR && unset DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH && ./scripts/build-native.sh --platform ios"
+    fi
+    
     # Detect project type
     if [ -d "test-apps/daily-notification-test" ]; then
         log_info "Detected test app. Building plugin and test app together..."