Actually, iOS will automagically load your xib for your view controllers at runtime. - In the storyboard, delete the root view for the view controller. - Crea

Actually, iOS will automagically load your xib for your view controllers at runtime. - In the storyboard, delete the root view for the view controller. - Create a new xib named the same as the view controller's class and that will get loaded without having to do anything additional. Here's a quick example of what I'm talking about: https://github.com/jawngee/StoryboardWithXibs https://github.com/jawngee/StoryboardWithXibs