It should be noted that the Corona SDK uses Lua on top of Objective-C and is geared for Game apps. If you already have some Objective-C or C knowledge I'd recom

It should be noted that the Corona SDK uses Lua on top of Objective-C and is geared for Game apps. If you already have some Objective-C or C knowledge I'd recommend Cocos2d-iphone, which is nearly pure Objective-C, with a little pure C in the rough parts. Going the Cocos2d route will also help you learn some of the peculiarities of the platform, like memory management and object lifecycle, while giving you enough skills to jump right into pure CocoaTouch. Nothing against Corona, it has it's place. Bubble Ball[1] was developed with Corona for example. [1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/216880/8th_graders_iphone_game_bubble_ball_knocks_angry_birds_from_perch.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/216880/8th_graders_iphone_gam...