Animated rootViewController transition : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7703806/rootviewcontroller-switch-transition-animation

appdelegate.m

//https://gist.github.com/gimenete/53704124583b5df3b407 : Originsl gist

- (void)changeRootViewController:(UIViewController*)viewController {
    if (!self.window.rootViewController) {
        self.window.rootViewController = viewController;
        return;
    }
    UIView *snapShot = [self.window snapshotViewAfterScreenUpdates:YES];
    [viewController.view addSubview:snapShot];
    self.window.rootViewController = viewController;
    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.3 animations:^{
        snapShot.layer.opacity = 0;
        snapShot.layer.transform = CATransform3DMakeScale(1.5, 1.5, 1.5);
    } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
        [snapShot removeFromSuperview];
    }];
}