NSString *string = @"5"; int value = [string intValue]; NSString *string = /* Assume this exists. */; int value = [string intValue]; [@"7" intValue]; [NSNumberFormatter numberFromString:@"7"]; NSInteger stringToInt(NSString *string) { return [string integerValue]; } NSString* intToString(NSInteger integer) { return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", integer]; }