Difference between a cell and a row in Tableviews?

The big difference I can see between a row and a cell is that a UITableViewCell is an object in and of itself. Apple provides 4 pre-made styles that you can choose from. You can look in the default Contacts; Music; and Settings apps to see what they look like. Apple provides documentation to explain which is which. If none of the pre-made cells are what you're looking for, then you can build a custom cell that fits your needs exactly.

A "row" is not necessarily an object unto itself but rather an element (or subview, rather) of a UITableView object. The UITableViewDelegate has methods that you implement to determine how many rows the table view will contain. After that there is a method you must implement that will return a UIITableViewCell for each row. As Deja said, each row gets one table view cell.

That's a very basic overview. Any book or tutorial you go through will explain things in greater detail. Feel free to come back with questions.

I've heard it said UITableViews are one of the most difficult views implement really well. I say they are one of the most worthwhile ones to learn really well because they are used in so many apps.

So, don't get discouraged OK?