diff --git a/.ado/Brewfile b/.ado/Brewfile
index fe53a9df8fa83a..bfe131072dcace 100644
--- a/.ado/Brewfile
+++ b/.ado/Brewfile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 brew "xcbeautify"
+brew "ccache"
diff --git a/.ado/jobs/build-test-rntester.yml b/.ado/jobs/build-test-rntester.yml
index 5c3dd7ba568735..30950b4e93287d 100644
--- a/.ado/jobs/build-test-rntester.yml
+++ b/.ado/jobs/build-test-rntester.yml
@@ -101,19 +101,31 @@ jobs:
         - task: CmdLine@2
           displayName: yarn install
           inputs:
-            script: yarn install --immutable
+            script: |
+              set -eox pipefail
+              yarn install --immutable
 
         - task: CmdLine@2
           displayName: pod install
           inputs:
             script: |
+              set -eox pipefail
               cd packages/rn-tester
               bundle install
-              bundle exec pod install
+              bundle exec pod install --verbose
           env:
             RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED: ${{ slice.new_arch_enabled }}
             USE_HERMES: ${{ slice.use_hermes }}
 
+        - task: CmdLine@2
+          displayName: Build ${{ slice.scheme }}
+          inputs:
+            script: |
+              set -eox pipefail
+              ./.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcworkspace ${{ slice.sdk }} ${{ slice.scheme }} build
+          env:
+            CCACHE_DISABLE: 1
+
         - task: ShellScript@2
           displayName: 'Setup packager and WebSocket test server'
           inputs:
@@ -131,19 +143,12 @@ jobs:
             PLATFORM: ${{ slice.packager_platform }}
           displayName: 'curl the packager'
 
-        - template: /.ado/templates/apple-xcode-build.yml@self
-          parameters:
-            xcode_sdk: ${{ slice.sdk }}
-            xcode_workspacePath: packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcworkspace
-            xcode_scheme: ${{ slice.scheme }}
-            xcode_actions: 'build'
-
-        - template: /.ado/templates/apple-xcode-build.yml@self
-          parameters:
-            xcode_sdk: ${{ slice.sdk }}
-            xcode_workspacePath: packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcworkspace
-            xcode_scheme: ${{ slice.scheme }}
-            xcode_actions: 'test'
+        - task: CmdLine@2
+          displayName: Test ${{ slice.scheme }}
+          inputs:
+            script: |
+              set -eox pipefail
+              ./.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcworkspace ${{ slice.sdk }} ${{ slice.scheme }} test
 
         - task: ShellScript@2
           displayName: 'Cleanup packager and WebSocket test server'
diff --git a/.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh b/.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e9b6521af70281..243cd0fd8e38e2
--- a/.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh
+++ b/.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 set -eox pipefail
 
 workspace=$1
-action=$2
-shift 2
+sdk=$2
+scheme=$3
+action=$4
 
-platform=$(grep -o '\w\+/ReactTestApp.xcodeproj' "$workspace/contents.xcworkspacedata")
+shift 4
 
-if [[ $platform == ios/* ]]; then
+
+if [[ $sdk == iphoneos || $sdk == iphonesimulator ]]; then
   if [[ $action == 'test' || $action == 'test-without-building' ]]; then
     device=$(xcrun simctl list devices iPhone available)
     re='iPhone [0-9]+ \(([-0-9A-Fa-f]+)\)'
@@ -17,12 +19,9 @@ if [[ $platform == ios/* ]]; then
   else
     destination='-destination "generic/platform=iOS Simulator"'
   fi
-
-  skip_testing='-skip-testing:ReactTestAppTests/ReactNativePerformanceTests'
-elif [[ $platform == macos/* ]]; then
+elif [[ $sdk == macosx ]]; then
   destination=''
-  skip_testing=''
-elif [[ $platform == visionos/* ]]; then
+elif [[ $sdk == xros || $sdk == xrsimulator ]]; then
   if [[ $action == 'test' || $action == 'test-without-building' ]]; then
     device=$(xcrun simctl list devices visionOS available)
     re='Apple Vision Pro \(([-0-9A-Fa-f]+)\)'
@@ -32,20 +31,18 @@ elif [[ $platform == visionos/* ]]; then
   else
     destination='-destination "generic/platform=visionOS Simulator"'
   fi
-
-  skip_testing='-skip-testing:ReactTestAppTests/ReactNativePerformanceTests'
 else
-  echo "Cannot detect platform: $workspace"
+  echo "Cannot detect sdk: $sdk"
   exit 1
 fi
 
 build_cmd=$(
   echo xcodebuild \
     -workspace "$workspace" \
-    -scheme ReactTestApp \
+    -scheme "$scheme" \
+    -sdk "$sdk" \
     "$destination" \
     -derivedDataPath $(dirname $workspace)/build \
-    "$skip_testing" \
     CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO \
     COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE=NO \
     "$action" \
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ if ! command -v xcbeautify 1> /dev/null; then
   brew install xcbeautify
 fi
 
-eval "$build_cmd" | xcbeautify
+eval "$build_cmd" | xcbeautify --report junit
 
 if [[ "$CCACHE_DISABLE" != "1" ]]; then
   ccache --show-stats --verbose
diff --git a/.ado/templates/apple-xcode-build.yml b/.ado/templates/apple-xcode-build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b96577b0a690da..00000000000000
--- a/.ado/templates/apple-xcode-build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-parameters:
-  xcode_sdk: ''
-  xcode_configuration: 'debug'
-  xcode_workspacePath: ''
-  xcode_scheme: ''
-  xcode_actions: ''
-
-steps:
-  - task: CmdLine@2
-    displayName: Xcode ${{ parameters.xcode_actions }} ${{ parameters.xcode_configuration }} ${{ parameters.xcode_sdk }} ${{ parameters.xcode_scheme }} ${{ parameters.xcode_displayNameTags }}
-    inputs:
-      script: |
-        set -eox pipefail && xcodebuild -sdk ${{ parameters.xcode_sdk }} -configuration ${{ parameters.xcode_configuration }} -workspace ${{ parameters.xcode_workspacePath }} -scheme ${{ parameters.xcode_scheme }} ${{ parameters.xcode_actions }} CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=no ${{ parameters.xcode_extraArgs }} | xcbeautify --report junit