diff --git a/ios/RNUnity.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/IDEWorkspaceChecks.plist b/ios/RNUnity.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/IDEWorkspaceChecks.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18d9810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/RNUnity.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/IDEWorkspaceChecks.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>IDEDidComputeMac32BitWarning</key>
+	<true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/ios/RNUnity/RNUnity.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/RNUnity/RNUnity.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 92b8359..f7f985d 100644
--- a/ios/RNUnity/RNUnity.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/RNUnity/RNUnity.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
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 		0053E4862319420A0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 0053E4852319420A0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.m */; };
+		7261D468277A43BA00D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7261D467277A43BA00D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.m */; };
+		7261D46B277A43FD00D323AC /* UnityUtils.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7261D46A277A43FD00D323AC /* UnityUtils.mm */; };
 		B3E7B58A1CC2AC0600A0062D /* RNUnity.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B3E7B5891CC2AC0600A0062D /* RNUnity.m */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@
 		0053E4852319420A0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = UnityResponderViewManager.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		0053E4872319422D0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = UnityResponderViewManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		134814201AA4EA6300B7C361 /* libRNUnity.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = libRNUnity.a; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
+		7261D466277A438500D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = UnityNativeModule.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		7261D467277A43BA00D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = UnityNativeModule.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		7261D469277A43E800D323AC /* UnityUtils.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = UnityUtils.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		7261D46A277A43FD00D323AC /* UnityUtils.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = UnityUtils.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B3E7B5881CC2AC0600A0062D /* RNUnity.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RNUnity.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B3E7B5891CC2AC0600A0062D /* RNUnity.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RNUnity.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
@@ -56,6 +62,10 @@
 		58B511D21A9E6C8500147676 = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				7261D46A277A43FD00D323AC /* UnityUtils.mm */,
+				7261D469277A43E800D323AC /* UnityUtils.h */,
+				7261D466277A438500D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.h */,
+				7261D467277A43BA00D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.m */,
 				0053E4872319422D0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.h */,
 				0053E4852319420A0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.m */,
 				0053E4842319410E0014F962 /* UnityResponderView.h */,
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@
 			developmentRegion = English;
 			hasScannedForEncodings = 0;
 			knownRegions = (
+				English,
 				en,
 			);
 			mainGroup = 58B511D21A9E6C8500147676;
@@ -122,9 +133,11 @@
 			isa = PBXSourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				7261D468277A43BA00D323AC /* UnityNativeModule.m in Sources */,
 				B3E7B58A1CC2AC0600A0062D /* RNUnity.m in Sources */,
 				0053E4862319420A0014F962 /* UnityResponderViewManager.m in Sources */,
 				0053E483231940930014F962 /* UnityResponderView.m in Sources */,
+				7261D46B277A43FD00D323AC /* UnityUtils.mm in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.h b/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34f3d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//
+//  UnityNativeModule.h
+//  RNUnity
+//
+
+#import <React/RCTEventDispatcher.h>
+#import <React/RCTBridgeModule.h>
+#import "UnityUtils.h"
+
+@interface UnityNativeModule : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule, UnityEventListener>
+@end
diff --git a/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.m b/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe7ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/RNUnity/UnityNativeModule.m
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//
+//  UnityNativeModule.m
+//  RNUnityView
+//
+
+#import "UnityNativeModule.h"
+
+@implementation UnityNativeModule
+
+@synthesize bridge = _bridge;
+
+RCT_EXPORT_MODULE(UnityNativeModule);
+
+- (id)init
+{
+    self = [super init];
+    if (self) {
+        [UnityUtils addUnityEventListener:self];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (NSArray<NSString *> *)supportedEvents
+{
+    return @[@"onUnityMessage"];
+}
+
++ (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
+{
+    return YES;
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(isReady:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+{
+    resolve(@([UnityUtils isUnityReady]));
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(createUnity:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+{
+    [UnityUtils createPlayer:^{
+        resolve(@(YES));
+    }];
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(postMessage:(NSString *)gameObject methodName:(NSString *)methodName message:(NSString *)message)
+{
+    UnityPostMessage(gameObject, methodName, message);
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(pause)
+{
+    UnityPauseCommand();
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(resume)
+{
+    UnityResumeCommand();
+}
+
+- (void)onMessage:(NSString *)message {
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+    [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"onUnityMessage"
+                                                body:message];
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.h b/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6a33d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+#ifndef UnityUtils_h
+#define UnityUtils_h
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+    
+void InitArgs(int argc, char* argv[]);
+    
+bool UnityIsInited(void);
+
+void InitUnity();
+
+void UnityPostMessage(NSString* gameObject, NSString* methodName, NSString* message);
+
+void UnityPauseCommand();
+
+void UnityResumeCommand();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+@protocol UnityEventListener <NSObject>
+- (void)onMessage:(NSString *)message;
+@end
+
+@interface UnityUtils : NSObject
+
++ (BOOL)isUnityReady;
++ (void)createPlayer:(void (^)(void))completed;
++ (void)addUnityEventListener:(id<UnityEventListener>)listener;
++ (void)removeUnityEventListener:(id<UnityEventListener>)listener;
+
+@end
+
+#endif /* UnityUtils_h */
diff --git a/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.mm b/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee1c2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/RNUnity/UnityUtils.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#include "RegisterMonoModules.h"
+#include "RegisterFeatures.h"
+#include <csignal>
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#import "UnityInterface.h"
+#import "UnityUtils.h"
+#import "UnityAppController.h"
+
+// Hack to work around iOS SDK 4.3 linker problem
+// we need at least one __TEXT, __const section entry in main application .o files
+// to get this section emitted at right time and so avoid LC_ENCRYPTION_INFO size miscalculation
+static const int constsection = 0;
+
+bool unity_inited = false;
+
+int g_argc;
+char** g_argv;
+
+void UnityInitTrampoline();
+
+extern "C" void InitArgs(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    g_argc = argc;
+    g_argv = argv;
+}
+
+extern "C" bool UnityIsInited()
+{
+    return unity_inited;
+}
+
+extern "C" void InitUnity()
+{
+    if (unity_inited) {
+        return;
+    }
+    unity_inited = true;
+
+    UnityInitStartupTime();
+    
+    @autoreleasepool
+    {
+        UnityInitTrampoline();
+        UnityInitRuntime(g_argc, g_argv);
+        
+        RegisterMonoModules();
+        NSLog(@"-> registered mono modules %p\n", &constsection);
+        RegisterFeatures();
+        
+        // iOS terminates open sockets when an application enters background mode.
+        // The next write to any of such socket causes SIGPIPE signal being raised,
+        // even if the request has been done from scripting side. This disables the
+        // signal and allows Mono to throw a proper C# exception.
+        std::signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" void UnityPostMessage(NSString* gameObject, NSString* methodName, NSString* message)
+{
+    UnitySendMessage([gameObject UTF8String], [methodName UTF8String], [message UTF8String]);
+}
+
+extern "C" void UnityPauseCommand()
+{
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        UnityPause(1);
+    });
+}
+
+extern "C" void UnityResumeCommand()
+{
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        UnityPause(0);
+    });
+}
+
+@implementation UnityUtils
+
+static NSHashTable* mUnityEventListeners = [NSHashTable weakObjectsHashTable];
+static BOOL _isUnityReady = NO;
+
++ (BOOL)isUnityReady
+{
+    return _isUnityReady;
+}
+
++ (void)handleAppStateDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+    if (!_isUnityReady) {
+        return;
+    }
+    UnityAppController* unityAppController = GetAppController();
+    
+    UIApplication* application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
+    
+    if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationWillResignActive:application];
+    } else if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationDidEnterBackground:application];
+    } else if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationWillEnterForegroundNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationWillEnterForeground:application];
+    } else if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationDidBecomeActive:application];
+    } else if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationWillTerminateNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationWillTerminate:application];
+    } else if ([notification.name isEqualToString:UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification]) {
+        [unityAppController applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning:application];
+    }
+}
+
++ (void)listenAppState
+{
+    for (NSString *name in @[UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification,
+                             UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification,
+                             UIApplicationWillTerminateNotification,
+                             UIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification,
+                             UIApplicationWillEnterForegroundNotification,
+                             UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification]) {
+        
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                                 selector:@selector(handleAppStateDidChange:)
+                                                     name:name
+                                                   object:nil];
+    }
+}
+
++ (void)createPlayer:(void (^)(void))completed
+{
+    if (_isUnityReady) {
+        completed();
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:@"UnityReady" object:nil queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]  usingBlock:^(NSNotification * _Nonnull note) {
+        _isUnityReady = YES;
+        completed();
+    }];
+    
+    if (UnityIsInited()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        UIApplication* application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
+        
+        // Always keep RN window in top
+        application.keyWindow.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelNormal + 1;
+        
+        InitUnity();
+        
+        UnityAppController *controller = GetAppController();
+        [controller application:application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:nil];
+        [controller applicationDidBecomeActive:application];
+        
+        [UnityUtils listenAppState];
+    });
+}
+
+extern "C" void onUnityMessage(const char* message)
+{
+    for (id<UnityEventListener> listener in mUnityEventListeners) {
+        [listener onMessage:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:message]];
+    }
+}
+
++ (void)addUnityEventListener:(id<UnityEventListener>)listener
+{
+    [mUnityEventListeners addObject:listener];
+}
+
++ (void)removeUnityEventListener:(id<UnityEventListener>)listener
+{
+    [mUnityEventListeners removeObject:listener];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a1e10b..c570122 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-unity-play",
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "description": "React Native package to use Unity as library with React Native app",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {