I transitioned from web development to mobile development a little over 3 years ago. I did 3 things to prepare for the transition: 1) I completed the Stanford

I transitioned from web development to mobile development a little over 3 years ago. I did 3 things to prepare for the transition: 1) I completed the Stanford iOS course, including most of the assignments 2) I read the Big Nerd Ranch iOS book from cover to cover. 3) I spent about 3 months recreating dozens of interesting features / visual elements from popular apps. I promise you, if you do these 3 things, you will be very well prepared to take a position in mobile dev.