Looks like the solution was to override padding-top in the following block from www/build/css/app.ios.css
// Status bar fix
ion-nav > ion-page > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child,
ion-menu > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child {
padding-top: 0px;
height: calc(44px + 20px);
min-height: calc(44px + 20px); }
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child scroll-content,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child scroll-content,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child scroll-content,
ion-menu > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child scroll-content {
padding-top: 0px; }
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding] scroll-content,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding-top] scroll-content,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding] scroll-content,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding-top] scroll-content,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding] scroll-content,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding-top] scroll-content,
ion-menu > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding] scroll-content,
ion-menu > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding-top] scroll-content {
padding-top: 0px; }
ion-nav > ion-page > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-segment,
ion-nav > ion-page > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-title,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-segment,
ion-nav > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-title,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-segment,
ion-tab > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-title,
ion-menu > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-segment,
ion-menu > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-title {
padding-top: 0px;
height: calc(44px + 20px);
min-height: calc(44px + 20px); }
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child {
padding-top: 0px;
height: calc(44px + 20px);
min-height: calc(44px + 20px); }
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child scroll-content {
padding-top: 20px; }
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding] scroll-content,
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > ion-content.statusbar-padding:first-child[padding-top] scroll-content {
padding-top: 0px; }
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-segment,
.modal-wrapper > ion-page > ion-header > .toolbar.statusbar-padding:first-child ion-title {
padding-top: 0px;
height: calc(44px + 20px);
min-height: calc(44px + 20px); } }