First off, I have some small side iOS projects coming down the pipeline so if you're interested in helping a bit, get in touch. Also, storyboards are really po

First off, I have some small side iOS projects coming down the pipeline so if you're interested in helping a bit, get in touch. Also, storyboards are really powerful and can save you a lot of time once you learn them. I'm mostly a Rails/Ruby dev as well but am doing more iOS. My recommended resources are: 1. BIG Nerd Ranch book (best book IMO) http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0321821521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366754358&sr=1-1&keywords=big+nerd+ranch http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/... 2. Programming iOS (5|6) by Neuburg (either version is fine) http://www.amazon.com/Programming-iOS-6-Matt-Neuburg/dp/1449365760/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366754378&sr=1-3&keywords=ios+programming http://www.amazon.com/Programming-iOS-6-Matt-Neuburg/dp/1449... 3. Ray Wenderlich blog and tutorials bundle (worth the money) http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/ios-5-and-ios-6-by-tutorials-bundle http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/ios-5-and-ios-6-by-tutori... His storyboard tutorials are great 4. NSScreencast (think RailsCasts for iOS. Not as thorough yet, but worth the money) http://nsscreencast.com/ http://nsscreencast.com/ 5. Do a week-long, in person class such as http://pragmaticstudio.com/ios http://pragmaticstudio.com/ios if you can afford it --- Other than that, I really haven't run into issues I couldn't figure out via Stackoverflow or Apple's docs/samples. The real issue for me was wrapping my head around the frameworks and understanding how it differs from Rails/web world. You might find it helpful to just take a week off and bury yourself in it. Try and pick a very simple (but useful/functional) app you can build and ship in a couple weeks. Give yourself a deadline and do it.