Attention: As of iOS 6.0, there is a UIRefreshControl object that makes adding pull-to-refresh functionality super easy. If you only need to support iOS 6.0 and later, I'd recommend using UIRefreshControl instead. PullToRefresh A simple iPhone TableViewController for adding pull-to-refresh functionality. Inspired by Tweetie 2, Oliver Drobnik's blog post and EGOTableViewPullRefresh. How to install