iOS7: How to create a simple animation? - xcode

I was wondering how to build/import an animation in XCode? Do I really need to use SpriteKit? Is there a simple/lightweight solution?
This is my animation (build in Flash)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/829184/loading_gabel.swf

You don't need to use SpriteKit. You can stick with UIAnimation because all you are trying to achieve is rotating the image certain degrees at certain intervals.

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You could use https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-svg !
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I tried to use MPFoldTransition for my UIView animation. But I want it like flipboard. That is, it should be animated as per the user touch.
Please help me that how can I achieve it. Also, is there any other library for UIView animation like flipboard.
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Also, take a look at https://github.com/ITechRoof/ITRFlipper
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If I wanted to, using Qt, simply have some circles move around in a white box, or a graphic, what would be the best method of this?
Would I need to draw white/the graphic behind where the circle moved from every time? Is there a simple way of accomplishing this in Qt?
Create QGraphicsView object to your widget and added a QGraphicsScene to view.
Add a QGraphicsEllipseItem to scene
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If you need more advanced features, you can build your own animation class on QPropertyAnimation.
enjoy it:)
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