diff --git a/.claude/context/standards.md b/.claude/context/standards.md
index 18d3836..dc8b0b3 100644
--- a/.claude/context/standards.md
+++ b/.claude/context/standards.md
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ in this order: a local `android/key.properties` (gitignored — points at a
 gitignored keystore file, e.g. `android/app/release-keystore.jks`), then
 CI env vars (`RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PATH`/`_PASSWORD`, `RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS`/
 `_PASSWORD`, set from the same repo secrets by both `.gitea/workflows/
-build.yml`, triggered by `RC*` tags and producing a sideloadable APK, and
-`.gitea/workflows/release.yml`, triggered by `Release-*` tags and producing
-the `.aab` Play Console wants), then falls back to the debug key if neither
+build.yml`, triggered by `RC-Android-*` tags and producing a sideloadable
+APK, and `.gitea/workflows/release.yml`, triggered by `Release-*` tags and
+producing the `.aab` Play Console wants; `.gitea/workflows/ios.yml` builds
+and uploads the signed iOS app to TestFlight on `RC-iOS-*` and `Release-*`
+tags, on a self-hosted macOS runner), then falls back to the debug key if neither
 is configured. As long as the same dedicated release keystore backs both
 `key.properties` locally and the Gitea secrets, local release builds and
 CI-built release APKs share one signature, so `adb install -r` works
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 8e7a8e8..e55836b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 name: Build APK
 
-# Deliberately not "on every push" - only when a release-candidate tag
-# (RC1, RC2, RC2026.1, ...) is pushed. Tag the commit you want built:
-#   git tag RC1 && git push origin RC1
+# Deliberately not "on every push" - only when an Android release-candidate
+# tag (RC-Android-1, RC-Android-2, ...) is pushed. Tag the commit you want built:
+#   git tag RC-Android-1 && git push origin RC-Android-1
+# iOS has its own RC-iOS-* tags (ios.yml); Release-* builds both platforms.
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "RC*"
+      - "RC-Android-*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         # talks to this same Gitea instance automatically via the
         # `github.token`/`github.server_url` context Gitea Actions
         # provides for compatibility. Release is named/tagged after
-        # whatever tag triggered this run (e.g. "RC1").
+        # whatever tag triggered this run (e.g. "RC-Android-1").
         uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
           files: ${{ env.APK_PATH }}
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ios.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ios.yml
index 3caed23..d455de1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 name: Build iOS
 
-# Same trigger as the Play Store bundle (release.yml): a real release tag.
-#   git tag Release-1.0.0 && git push origin Release-1.0.0
-# Builds a signed .ipa, attaches it to the Gitea release, and uploads it to
-# TestFlight. Needs a Mac runner registered with the `macos` label (act_runner
-# in host mode) with Xcode installed; Linux runners cannot build iOS.
+# Tag scheme (shared with the Android workflows):
+#   Release-<version>  -> release.yml (Play bundle) AND this workflow
+#   RC-Android-<n>     -> build.yml (APK) only
+#   RC-iOS-<n>         -> this workflow only
+#   git tag RC-iOS-1 && git push origin RC-iOS-1
+# Builds a signed .ipa and uploads it to TestFlight. Needs a Mac runner
+# registered with the `macos` label (gitea-runner in host mode) with Xcode
+# installed; Linux runners cannot build iOS.
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "Release-*"
+      - "RC-iOS-*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           channel: stable
 
       - name: Check tag matches pubspec version
+        # Only Release-* tags carry a version; RC-iOS-* tags are free-form.
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'Release-')
         run: |
           VERSION=$(grep '^version:' pubspec.yaml | sed 's/version: //' | cut -d'+' -f1)
           if [ "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" != "Release-${VERSION}" ]; then
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 12646e4..28e4799 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Build App Bundle
 # Deliberately not "on every push" - only when a real release tag (Release-1.0.0,
 # Release-1.2.3, ...) is pushed. Tag the commit you want built:
 #   git tag Release-1.0.0 && git push origin Release-1.0.0
-# Unlike the RC* flow (build.yml), this builds the .aab Play Console wants,
+# Unlike the RC-Android-* flow (build.yml), this builds the .aab Play Console wants,
 # not a sideloadable .apk.
 on:
   push:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         run: flutter analyze
 
       - name: Decode release keystore
-        # Same key as the RC* APK builds, so a Play Store upload's signature
+        # Same key as the RC-Android-* APK builds, so a Play Store upload's signature
         # matches anything sideloaded from a release build. See
         # android/app/build.gradle.kts.
         run: echo "$RELEASE_KEYSTORE_BASE64" | base64 -d > "${{ runner.temp }}/release-keystore.jks"