Simple but really useful category on UIView that makes modifying the frame NOT hellish. Published under WTFPL [http://www.wtfpl.net/]. Usage example can be found in the comments

UIView+ModifyFrame.h

/* 

Before:  
    CGRect frame = myView.frame;
    frame.origin.x = newX;
    myView.frame = frame;

After:  
    myView.x = newX;
 
*/

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface UIView (Ext)

@property float x;
@property float y;
@property float width;
@property float height;

@end

UIView+ModifyFrame.m

#import "UIView+Ext.h"

@implementation UIView (Ext)

-(float) x {
    return self.frame.origin.x;
}

-(void) setX:(float) newX {
    CGRect frame = self.frame;
    frame.origin.x = newX;
    self.frame = frame;
}

-(float) y {
    return self.frame.origin.y;
}

-(void) setY:(float) newY {
    CGRect frame = self.frame;
    frame.origin.y = newY;
    self.frame = frame;
}

-(float) width {
    return self.frame.size.width;
}

-(void) setWidth:(float) newWidth {
    CGRect frame = self.frame;
    frame.size.width = newWidth;
    self.frame = frame;
}

-(float) height {
    return self.frame.size.height;
}

-(void) setHeight:(float) newHeight {
    CGRect frame = self.frame;
    frame.size.height = newHeight;
    self.frame = frame;
}


@end