Q:

Different App types within one app - iOS development

I am more after an opinion about user friendliness for an app I am making.
In the process of planning for my application, I find that some parts of the app will work better with a tab bar view, others with a plain view, and other parts again with navigation view, for tables etc.
I am able to figure out how to do this, but before I get to carried away, would you as a user recommend going with one type and modify the app so it is all the same, or would you as a user feel comfortable having to switch within the app if it is set up and a comfortable change for you?
Thanks in advance for the feedback:-)
Jeff

A:

Tabs and Navigation+tables aren't mutually exclusive. However I would be worried about tabs in some parts and then have the tabs missing ("plain view") for other parts.
I highly recommend you spend time re-thinking your IA (Information Architecture). If tabs make sense, can you model all your app to fit within tabs? If some functionality works as a "plain view" couldn't this view be integrated into the tab model?
As for tabs + navigation, don't forget: it's a tab that contains a navigation controller.
Hope this helps.

