diff --git a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/ios/processes.py b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/ios/processes.py
index a0fddb93..2c5c3cb5 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/ios/processes.py
+++ b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/ios/processes.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Optional
 
 from rpcclient.darwin.processes import DarwinProcesses
 from rpcclient.exceptions import LaunchError
+from rpcclient.structs.consts import SIGKILL
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class IosProcesses(DarwinProcesses):
 
-    def launch(self, bundle_id: str, unlock_device: bool = True, disable_aslr: bool = False,
+    def launch(self, bundle_id: str, kill_exists: bool = True, timeout: float = 1, unlock_device: bool = True,
+               disable_aslr: bool = False,
                wait_for_debugger: bool = False, stdout: Optional[str] = None,
                stderr: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
         """ launch process using BackBoardService
@@ -26,12 +32,21 @@ def launch(self, bundle_id: str, unlock_device: bool = True, disable_aslr: bool
         options[sym.BKSOpenApplicationOptionKeyDebuggingOptions[0].py()] = debug_options
 
         bkssystem_service = self._client.objc_get_class('BKSSystemService').new().objc_symbol
+        pid = bkssystem_service.pidForApplication_(self._client.cf(bundle_id)).c_int32
+        if pid != -1 and kill_exists:
+            logger.info(f'Kill existing process {pid}')
+            self.kill(pid, SIGKILL)
+
         bkssystem_service.openApplication_options_clientPort_withResult_(self._client.cf(bundle_id),
                                                                          self._client.cf(options),
                                                                          bkssystem_service.createClientPort(),
                                                                          self._client.get_dummy_block())
 
-        pid = bkssystem_service.pidForApplication_(self._client.cf(bundle_id)).c_int32
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        timeout = timedelta(seconds=timeout)
+        while datetime.now() - start_time < timeout:
+            pid = bkssystem_service.pidForApplication_(self._client.cf(bundle_id)).c_int32
+
         if pid == -1:
             raise LaunchError()
         return pid