diff --git a/packages/cli-link-assets/src/linkAssets.ts b/packages/cli-link-assets/src/linkAssets.ts
index 4b8c64926..5669759b0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-link-assets/src/linkAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-link-assets/src/linkAssets.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function linkAssets(_argv: string[], ctx: CLIConfig): Promise<void> {
 
     if (!iosProjectInfo) {
       throw new CLIError(
-        `Could not find Xcode project files in "${iosPath}" folder`,
+        `Could not find Xcode project files in "${iosPath}" folder. Please make sure that you have installed Cocoapods and "${iosPath}" is a valid path`,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-apple/src/commands/buildCommand/getXcodeProjectAndDir.ts b/packages/cli-platform-apple/src/commands/buildCommand/getXcodeProjectAndDir.ts
index bbf65f87c..d2826b900 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-apple/src/commands/buildCommand/getXcodeProjectAndDir.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-apple/src/commands/buildCommand/getXcodeProjectAndDir.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function getXcodeProjectAndDir(
 
   if (!xcodeProject) {
     throw new CLIError(
-      `Could not find Xcode project files in "${sourceDir}" folder`,
+      `Could not find Xcode project files in "${sourceDir}" folder. Please make sure that you have installed Cocoapods and "${sourceDir}" is a valid path`,
     );
   }