Self-contained custom UIView for badge indicators (similar to UITabBarItem). Fork of NIBadgeView from nimbus, with no external depenencies.
NIBadgeView* badgeView = [[NIBadgeView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
badgeView.text = @"7";
badgeView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
[badgeView sizeToFit];
[self.view addSubview:badgeView];