diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-testflight.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-testflight.yml
index 2aa57f3ced59..792280b51426 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-testflight.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-testflight.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,22 @@ on:
         default: false
         type: boolean
   schedule:
-    # Nightly at 09:10 UTC. The decide job skips the run only when the current
-    # main HEAD was already uploaded by a prior successful run (SHA compare, not
-    # a wall-clock window), so a failed or missed nightly retries the
-    # not-yet-uploaded commit instead of permanently stranding it.
-    - cron: "10 9 * * *"
+    # Every ~2h (at :17 to stay off the top-of-hour rush). The decide job skips a
+    # run only when the current main HEAD was already uploaded by a prior
+    # successful run (SHA compare, not a wall-clock window), so an iOS-affecting
+    # change reaches internal TestFlight within ~2h of landing on main, and a
+    # failed or missed run retries the not-yet-uploaded commit instead of
+    # permanently stranding it.
+    #
+    # Why ~2h and not a push trigger / per-commit: a per-push lane needs either a
+    # shared concurrency group (which cancels superseded pending runs into red
+    # checks) or per-SHA concurrency (which removes the serialization that keeps
+    # parallel archives from racing on the timestamp build number). ~2h spacing
+    # keeps runs from overlapping (an archive+upload takes ~30-60m), so this
+    # single per-ref lane stays serialized and uploads never collide. If faster
+    # turnaround is ever needed, tighten the interval (still > one archive's
+    # duration) rather than adding a push trigger.
+    - cron: "17 */2 * * *"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ios-testflight-${{ github.ref_name }}