diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-trainers-boil.md b/.changeset/lemon-trainers-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a4fa7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-trainers-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-bottom-tabs": patch
+---
+
+fix: tabbar showing duplicates on iOS
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
index e91daa15..bf04c78f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct NewTabView: AnyTabView {
               RepresentableView(view: child.view)
                 .ignoresSafeArea(.container, edges: .all)
                 .tabAppear(using: context)
+                .hideTabBar(props.tabBarHidden)
             } label: {
               TabItem(
                 title: tabData.title,
@@ -50,6 +51,5 @@ struct NewTabView: AnyTabView {
     .measureView { size in
       onLayout(size)
     }
-    .hideTabBar(props.tabBarHidden)
   }
 }