diff --git a/local-cli/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js b/local-cli/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
index 645883412..f49b16c47 100644
--- a/local-cli/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
+++ b/local-cli/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator-test.js
@@ -539,6 +539,139 @@ describe('findMatchingSimulator', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should return the simulator with the specified version (multi ios versions)', () => {
+    expect(findMatchingSimulator({
+        'devices': {
+          'iOS 9.2': [
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(unavailable, runtime profile not found)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 4s',
+              'udid': 'B9B5E161-416B-43C4-A78F-729CB96CC8C6'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 5',
+              'udid': '1CCBBF8B-5773-4EA6-BD6F-C308C87A1ADB'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6',
+              'udid': 'BA0D93BD-07E6-4182-9B0A-F60A2474139C'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+              'udid': '9564ABEE-9EC2-4B4A-B443-D3710929A45A'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6s',
+              'udid': 'D0F29BE7-CC3C-4976-888D-C739B4F50508'
+            }
+          ],
+          'iOS 10.0': [
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6',
+              'udid': '2FF48AE5-CC3B-4C80-8D25-48966A6BE2C0'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+              'udid': '841E33FE-E8A1-4B65-9FF8-6EAA6442A3FC'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6s',
+              'udid': 'CBBB8FB8-77AB-49A9-8297-4CCFE3189C22'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Booted',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 7',
+              'udid': '3A409DC5-5188-42A6-8598-3AA6F34607A5'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      'iPhone 6s (10.0)'
+    )).toEqual({
+      udid: 'CBBB8FB8-77AB-49A9-8297-4CCFE3189C22',
+      name: 'iPhone 6s',
+      booted: false,
+      version: 'iOS 10.0'
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should return null if the version is specified and no device with the exact version exists (multi ios versions)', () => {
+    expect(findMatchingSimulator({
+        'devices': {
+          'iOS 9.2': [
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(unavailable, runtime profile not found)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 4s',
+              'udid': 'B9B5E161-416B-43C4-A78F-729CB96CC8C6'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 5',
+              'udid': '1CCBBF8B-5773-4EA6-BD6F-C308C87A1ADB'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6',
+              'udid': 'BA0D93BD-07E6-4182-9B0A-F60A2474139C'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+              'udid': '9564ABEE-9EC2-4B4A-B443-D3710929A45A'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6s',
+              'udid': 'D0F29BE7-CC3C-4976-888D-C739B4F50508'
+            }
+          ],
+          'iOS 10.0': [
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6',
+              'udid': '2FF48AE5-CC3B-4C80-8D25-48966A6BE2C0'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Shutdown',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 6 (Plus)',
+              'udid': '841E33FE-E8A1-4B65-9FF8-6EAA6442A3FC'
+            },
+            {
+              'state': 'Booted',
+              'availability': '(available)',
+              'name': 'iPhone 7',
+              'udid': '3A409DC5-5188-42A6-8598-3AA6F34607A5'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      'iPhone 6s (10.0)'
+    )).toEqual(null);
+  });
+
   it('should return AppleTV devices if in the list', () => {
     expect(
       findMatchingSimulator(
diff --git a/local-cli/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js b/local-cli/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
index f336f96a6..d6769ce9c 100644
--- a/local-cli/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
+++ b/local-cli/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.js
@@ -10,27 +10,41 @@
 'use strict';
 
 /**
- * Takes in a parsed simulator list and a desired name, and returns an object with the matching simulator.
+ * Takes in a parsed simulator list and a desired name, and returns an object with the matching simulator. The desired
+ * name can optionally include the iOS version in between parenthesis after the device name. Ex: "iPhone 6 (9.2)" in
+ * which case it'll attempt to find a simulator with the exact version specified.
  *
- * If the simulatorName argument is null, we'll go into default mode and return the currently booted simulator, or if
+ * If the simulatorString argument is null, we'll go into default mode and return the currently booted simulator, or if
  * none is booted, it will be the first in the list.
  *
  * @param Object simulators a parsed list from `xcrun simctl list --json devices` command
- * @param String|null simulatorName the string with the name of desired simulator. If null, it will use the currently
+ * @param String|null simulatorString the string with the name of desired simulator. If null, it will use the currently
  *        booted simulator, or if none are booted, the first in the list.
  * @returns {Object} {udid, name, version}
  */
-function findMatchingSimulator(simulators, simulatorName) {
+function findMatchingSimulator(simulators, simulatorString) {
   if (!simulators.devices) {
     return null;
   }
   const devices = simulators.devices;
+
+  const parsedSimulatorName = simulatorString ? simulatorString.match(/(.*)? (?:\((.*)?\))?/) : [];
+  if (parsedSimulatorName[2] !== undefined) {
+    var simulatorVersion = parsedSimulatorName[2];
+    var simulatorName = parsedSimulatorName[1];
+  } else {
+    simulatorName = simulatorString;
+  }
+
   var match;
   for (let version in devices) {
     // Making sure the version of the simulator is an iOS or tvOS (Removes Apple Watch, etc)
     if (!version.startsWith('iOS') && !version.startsWith('tvOS')) {
       continue;
     }
+    if (simulatorVersion && !version.endsWith(simulatorVersion)) {
+      continue;
+    }
     for (let i in devices[version]) {
       let simulator = devices[version][i];
       // Skipping non-available simulator
diff --git a/local-cli/runIOS/runIOS.js b/local-cli/runIOS/runIOS.js
index c8fc75976..6c7af3242 100644
--- a/local-cli/runIOS/runIOS.js
+++ b/local-cli/runIOS/runIOS.js
@@ -409,7 +409,9 @@ module.exports = {
   options: [
     {
       command: '--simulator [string]',
-      description: 'Explicitly set simulator to use',
+      description:
+        'Explicitly set simulator to use. Optionally include iOS version between' + 
+        'parenthesis at the end to match an exact version: "iPhone 6 (10.0)"',
       default: 'iPhone X',
     },
     {