Small popup for instructions… How?

Question

I am trying to get a popup appear the first time an app is started. Just to give you an idea check the new version of foursquare. A small popup (like a comic) appear explaining where the checkin button is located. Then if you tap anywhere it goes away. I googled for the last hour but I have not found anything at all and I have no idea on how to do it.

Anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance, Umberto

Answer 1

You can show a customized UIlabel on app's load and then use performSelectorAfterDelay: and hide the label inside this method. For the tapping thing you can add a UITapGesture on your view to notify if some tap's occurred and hide the label if it's still there.

Answer 2

You can have a look at TapKu by Devin Ross http://www.cocoacontrols.com/platforms/ios/controls/tapku-alerts-with-images