Implementing a splash screen in iOS

See App Launch (Default) Images under the iOS Application Programming Guide.

It should also be noted Apple advised NOT abusing the launch image as a splash screen.Apple HIG

You can easily implement your view on top of the main view but in your appDelegate. For example, if you want a splash image that fades out to the main view: (or a default image that seems to fade out: just put the same image on the splash screen and the default screen).This gives you also the right orientation as long as it is the main view's.

Just add it in your application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method:

 UIImageView*imageView=[[UIImageView alloc]initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"your_default_image_or_another.png"]];[[firstViewController view] addSubview:imageView];[[firstViewController view] bringSubviewToFront:imageView];// as usual[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];//now fade out splash image[UIView transitionWithView:self.window duration:1.0f options:UIViewAnimationOptionTransitionNone animations:^(void){imageView.alpha=0.0f;} completion:^(BOOL finished){[imageView removeFromSuperview];}];

As @Espresso posted link, I just wants to explain it to you.

If you just place an image named Default.png inside your project then it will be used for splash screen. However you can use different image name by explicitly specifying it in plist file.