diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
index 6f526695fd..fc1539aeda 100755
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 RunCommand() {
-  echo "♦ $*"
+  if [[ -n "$VERBOSE_SCRIPT_LOGGING" ]]; then
+    echo "♦ $*"
+  fi
   "$@"
   return $?
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/application_package.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/application_package.dart
index b5840523da..f98dd46add 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/application_package.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/application_package.dart
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ class BuildableIOSApp extends IOSApp {
 
   final String appDirectory;
 
-  /// Build settings of the app's XCode project.
+  /// Build settings of the app's Xcode project.
+  ///
+  /// These are the build settings as specified in the Xcode project files.
+  ///
+  /// Build settings may change depending on the parameters passed while building.
   final Map<String, String> buildSettings;
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios.dart
index ee0c312339..3055567a9c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios.dart
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class BuildIOSCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
     );
 
     if (!result.success) {
-      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(result, app);
+      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(result);
       throwToolExit('Encountered error while building for $logTarget.');
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
index 1fc495cf77..3867a71a21 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/devices.dart
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class IOSDevice extends Device {
       );
       if (!buildResult.success) {
         printError('Could not build the precompiled application for the device.');
-        await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult, app);
+        await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult);
         printError('');
         return new LaunchResult.failed();
       }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
index db10ef4362..a166b61d5c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
@@ -277,26 +277,51 @@ Future<XcodeBuildResult> buildXcodeProject({
     );
   }
 
-  final List<String> commands = <String>[
+  final Status cleanStatus =
+      logger.startProgress('Running Xcode clean...', expectSlowOperation: true);
+  final RunResult cleanResult = await runAsync(
+    <String>[
+      '/usr/bin/env',
+      'xcrun',
+      'xcodebuild',
+      'clean',
+      '-configuration', configuration,
+    ],
+    workingDirectory: app.appDirectory,
+  );
+  cleanStatus.stop();
+  if (cleanResult.exitCode != 0) {
+    throwToolExit('Xcode failed to clean\n${cleanResult.stderr}');
+  }
+
+  final List<String> buildCommands = <String>[
     '/usr/bin/env',
     'xcrun',
     'xcodebuild',
-    'clean',
     'build',
     '-configuration', configuration,
     'ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=YES',
   ];
 
+  if (logger.isVerbose) {
+    // An environment variable to be passed to xcode_backend.sh determining
+    // whether to echo back executed commands.
+    buildCommands.add('VERBOSE_SCRIPT_LOGGING=YES');
+  } else {
+    // This will print warnings and errors only.
+    buildCommands.add('-quiet');
+  }
+
   if (developmentTeam != null) {
-    commands.add('DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=$developmentTeam');
-    commands.add('-allowProvisioningUpdates');
-    commands.add('-allowProvisioningDeviceRegistration');
+    buildCommands.add('DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=$developmentTeam');
+    buildCommands.add('-allowProvisioningUpdates');
+    buildCommands.add('-allowProvisioningDeviceRegistration');
   }
 
   final List<FileSystemEntity> contents = fs.directory(app.appDirectory).listSync();
   for (FileSystemEntity entity in contents) {
     if (fs.path.extension(entity.path) == '.xcworkspace') {
-      commands.addAll(<String>[
+      buildCommands.addAll(<String>[
         '-workspace', fs.path.basename(entity.path),
         '-scheme', scheme,
         'BUILD_DIR=${fs.path.absolute(getIosBuildDirectory())}',
@@ -306,13 +331,13 @@ Future<XcodeBuildResult> buildXcodeProject({
   }
 
   if (buildForDevice) {
-    commands.addAll(<String>['-sdk', 'iphoneos', '-arch', 'arm64']);
+    buildCommands.addAll(<String>['-sdk', 'iphoneos', '-arch', 'arm64']);
   } else {
-    commands.addAll(<String>['-sdk', 'iphonesimulator', '-arch', 'x86_64']);
+    buildCommands.addAll(<String>['-sdk', 'iphonesimulator', '-arch', 'x86_64']);
   }
 
   if (!codesign) {
-    commands.addAll(
+    buildCommands.addAll(
       <String>[
         'CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO',
         'CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO',
@@ -321,49 +346,61 @@ Future<XcodeBuildResult> buildXcodeProject({
     );
   }
 
-  final Status status = logger.startProgress('Running Xcode build...', expectSlowOperation: true);
-  final RunResult result = await runAsync(
-    commands,
+  final Status buildStatus =
+      logger.startProgress('Running Xcode build...', expectSlowOperation: true);
+  final RunResult buildResult = await runAsync(
+    buildCommands,
     workingDirectory: app.appDirectory,
     allowReentrantFlutter: true
   );
-  status.stop();
-  if (result.exitCode != 0) {
+  buildStatus.stop();
+
+  // Run -showBuildSettings again but with the exact same parameters as the build.
+  final Map<String, String> buildSettings = parseXcodeBuildSettings(runCheckedSync(
+    new List<String>.from(buildCommands)..add('-showBuildSettings'),
+    workingDirectory: app.appDirectory,
+  ));
+
+  if (buildResult.exitCode != 0) {
     printStatus('Failed to build iOS app');
-    if (result.stderr.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (buildResult.stderr.isNotEmpty) {
       printStatus('Error output from Xcode build:\n↳');
-      printStatus(result.stderr, indent: 4);
+      printStatus(buildResult.stderr, indent: 4);
     }
-    if (result.stdout.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (buildResult.stdout.isNotEmpty) {
       printStatus('Xcode\'s output:\n↳');
-      printStatus(result.stdout, indent: 4);
+      printStatus(buildResult.stdout, indent: 4);
     }
     return new XcodeBuildResult(
       success: false,
-      stdout: result.stdout,
-      stderr: result.stderr,
+      stdout: buildResult.stdout,
+      stderr: buildResult.stderr,
       xcodeBuildExecution: new XcodeBuildExecution(
-        commands,
-        app.appDirectory,
+        buildCommands: buildCommands,
+        appDirectory: app.appDirectory,
         buildForPhysicalDevice: buildForDevice,
+        buildSettings: buildSettings,
       ),
     );
   } else {
-    // Look for 'clean build/<configuration>-<sdk>/Runner.app'.
-    final RegExp regexp = new RegExp(r' clean (.*\.app)$', multiLine: true);
-    final Match match = regexp.firstMatch(result.stdout);
+    final String expectedOutputDirectory = fs.path.join(
+      buildSettings['TARGET_BUILD_DIR'],
+      buildSettings['WRAPPER_NAME'],
+    );
+
     String outputDir;
-    if (match != null) {
-      final String actualOutputDir = match.group(1).replaceAll('\\ ', ' ');
+    if (fs.isDirectorySync(expectedOutputDirectory)) {
       // Copy app folder to a place where other tools can find it without knowing
       // the BuildInfo.
-      outputDir = actualOutputDir.replaceFirst('/$configuration-', '/');
+      outputDir = expectedOutputDirectory.replaceFirst('/$configuration-', '/');
       if (fs.isDirectorySync(outputDir)) {
         // Previous output directory might have incompatible artifacts
         // (for example, kernel binary files produced from previous `--preview-dart-2` run).
         fs.directory(outputDir).deleteSync(recursive: true);
       }
-      copyDirectorySync(fs.directory(actualOutputDir), fs.directory(outputDir));
+      copyDirectorySync(fs.directory(expectedOutputDirectory), fs.directory(outputDir));
+    } else {
+      printError('Build succeeded but the expected app at $expectedOutputDirectory not found');
     }
     return new XcodeBuildResult(success: true, output: outputDir);
   }
@@ -378,8 +415,7 @@ String readGeneratedXcconfig(String appPath) {
   return generatedXcconfigFile.readAsStringSync();
 }
 
-Future<Null> diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(
-    XcodeBuildResult result, BuildableIOSApp app) async {
+Future<Null> diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(XcodeBuildResult result) async {
   if (result.xcodeBuildExecution != null &&
       result.xcodeBuildExecution.buildForPhysicalDevice &&
       result.stdout?.contains('BCEROR') == true &&
@@ -393,14 +429,15 @@ Future<Null> diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(
   // * PROVISIONING_PROFILE (manual signing)
   if (result.xcodeBuildExecution != null &&
       result.xcodeBuildExecution.buildForPhysicalDevice &&
-      app.buildSettings != null &&
-      !<String>['DEVELOPMENT_TEAM', 'PROVISIONING_PROFILE'].any(app.buildSettings.containsKey)) {
+      !<String>['DEVELOPMENT_TEAM', 'PROVISIONING_PROFILE'].any(
+        result.xcodeBuildExecution.buildSettings.containsKey)
+      ) {
     printError(noDevelopmentTeamInstruction, emphasis: true);
     return;
   }
   if (result.xcodeBuildExecution != null &&
       result.xcodeBuildExecution.buildForPhysicalDevice &&
-      app.id.contains('com.example')) {
+      result.xcodeBuildExecution.buildSettings['PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER'].contains('com.example')) {
     printError('');
     printError('It appears that your application still contains the default signing identifier.');
     printError("Try replacing 'com.example' with your signing id in Xcode:");
@@ -441,10 +478,11 @@ class XcodeBuildResult {
 /// Describes an invocation of a Xcode build command.
 class XcodeBuildExecution {
   XcodeBuildExecution(
-    this.buildCommands,
-    this.appDirectory,
     {
+      @required this.buildCommands,
+      @required this.appDirectory,
       @required this.buildForPhysicalDevice,
+      @required this.buildSettings,
     }
   );
 
@@ -452,6 +490,8 @@ class XcodeBuildExecution {
   final List<String> buildCommands;
   final String appDirectory;
   final bool buildForPhysicalDevice;
+  /// The build settings corresponding to the [buildCommands] invocation.
+  final Map<String, String> buildSettings;
 }
 
 final RegExp _xcodeVersionRegExp = new RegExp(r'Xcode (\d+)\..*');
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/xcodeproj.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/xcodeproj.dart
index 7dbeca7edd..47b3d5c602 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/xcodeproj.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/xcodeproj.dart
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ Map<String, String> getXcodeBuildSettings(String xcodeProjPath, String target) {
   final String out = runCheckedSync(<String>[
     '/usr/bin/xcodebuild', '-project', absProjPath, '-target', target, '-showBuildSettings'
   ]);
+  return parseXcodeBuildSettings(out);
+}
+
+Map<String, String> parseXcodeBuildSettings(String showBuildSettingsOutput) {
   final Map<String, String> settings = <String, String>{};
-  for (String line in out.split('\n').where(_settingExpr.hasMatch)) {
+  for (String line in showBuildSettingsOutput.split('\n').where(_settingExpr.hasMatch)) {
     final Match match = _settingExpr.firstMatch(line);
     settings[match[1]] = match[2];
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/ios/mac_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/ios/mac_test.dart
index 987c737cc9..7110f4e596 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/ios/mac_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/ios/mac_test.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/application_package.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/io.dart' show ProcessException, ProcessResult;
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/ios/mac.dart';
@@ -243,15 +242,12 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   group('Diagnose Xcode build failure', () {
-    BuildableIOSApp app;
+    Map<String, String> buildSettings;
 
     setUp(() {
-      app = new BuildableIOSApp(
-        projectBundleId: 'test.app',
-        buildSettings: <String, String>{
-          'For our purposes': 'a non-empty build settings map is valid',
-        },
-      );
+      buildSettings = <String, String>{
+        'PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER': 'test.app',
+      };
     });
 
     testUsingContext('No provisioning profile shows message', () async {
@@ -313,13 +309,14 @@ Could not build the precompiled application for the device.
 
 Error launching application on iPhone.''',
         xcodeBuildExecution: new XcodeBuildExecution(
-          <String>['xcrun', 'xcodebuild', 'blah'],
-          '/blah/blah',
-          buildForPhysicalDevice: true
+          buildCommands: <String>['xcrun', 'xcodebuild', 'blah'],
+          appDirectory: '/blah/blah',
+          buildForPhysicalDevice: true,
+          buildSettings: buildSettings,
         ),
       );
 
-      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult, app);
+      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult);
       expect(
         testLogger.errorText,
         contains('No Provisioning Profile was found for your project\'s Bundle Identifier or your device.'),
@@ -393,13 +390,14 @@ Xcode's output:
 
 Could not build the precompiled application for the device.''',
         xcodeBuildExecution: new XcodeBuildExecution(
-          <String>['xcrun', 'xcodebuild', 'blah'],
-          '/blah/blah',
-          buildForPhysicalDevice: true
+          buildCommands: <String>['xcrun', 'xcodebuild', 'blah'],
+          appDirectory: '/blah/blah',
+          buildForPhysicalDevice: true,
+          buildSettings: buildSettings,
         ),
       );
 
-      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult, app);
+      await diagnoseXcodeBuildFailure(buildResult);
       expect(
         testLogger.errorText,
         contains('Building a deployable iOS app requires a selected Development Team with a Provisioning Profile'),