We can use the C function rand() for this: int i = rand()%10+1; NSLog(@"Random Number: %i", i); This generates an integer between 1 and 10. Alternatively you can use the arc4random function: int i = arc4random() % 10; NSLog(@"Random Number: %i", i); This will generate a random number between 0 and 9. One thing of note is that often this function will generate the same number multiple times in a ro