diff --git a/src/components/mobile/GestureHandler.tsx b/src/components/mobile/GestureHandler.tsx
index 809f9d88..ac0fb51a 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile/GestureHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mobile/GestureHandler.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import React, { HTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import React, { HTMLAttributes, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useMobileGestures } from '../../hooks/useMobileGestures';
+import { ToggleLeft, ToggleRight } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface GestureHandlerProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
   onSwipeLeft?: () => void;
@@ -25,7 +26,34 @@ export const GestureHandler: React.FC<GestureHandlerProps> = ({
   children,
   ...props
 }) => {
-  const gestureProps = useMobileGestures({
+  const [isIOS, setIsIOS] = useState(false);
+  const [gesturesEnabled, setGesturesEnabled] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Detect iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod) and iPadOS (MacIntel with touch)
+    const checkIOS = () => {
+      const userAgent = window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+      const isIOSDevice = /iphone|ipad|ipod/.test(userAgent) || 
+                          (navigator.platform === 'MacIntel' && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1);
+      return isIOSDevice;
+    };
+    
+    const isIOSBrowser = checkIOS();
+    setIsIOS(isIOSBrowser);
+    
+    // Disable custom gestures by default on iOS to prevent conflicts with native swipe-to-go-back
+    if (isIOSBrowser) {
+      setGesturesEnabled(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const toggleGestures = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    setGesturesEnabled(prev => !prev);
+  };
+
+  const activeGestures = gesturesEnabled ? {
     onSwipeLeft,
     onSwipeRight,
     onSwipeUp,
@@ -34,10 +62,27 @@ export const GestureHandler: React.FC<GestureHandlerProps> = ({
     onPinchOut,
     onTap,
     swipeThreshold,
-  });
+  } : { swipeThreshold };
+
+  const gestureProps = useMobileGestures(activeGestures);
+
+  const touchActionStyle = gesturesEnabled ? 'pan-y' : 'auto';
 
   return (
-    <div {...gestureProps} {...props} style={{ touchAction: 'pan-y', ...props.style }}>
+    <div {...gestureProps} {...props} style={{ touchAction: touchActionStyle, position: 'relative', ...props.style }}>
+      {isIOS && (
+        <div className="absolute top-2 right-2 z-50 pointer-events-auto">
+          <button
+            onClick={toggleGestures}
+            className="bg-gray-800 text-white text-xs px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full shadow-lg opacity-70 hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity border border-gray-600 flex items-center gap-2"
+            title={gesturesEnabled ? "Disable Custom Gestures" : "Enable Custom Gestures"}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            {gesturesEnabled ? <ToggleRight size={16} className="text-green-400" /> : <ToggleLeft size={16} className="text-red-400" />}
+            {gesturesEnabled ? "Gestures On" : "Gestures Off"}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
       {children}
     </div>
   );