UIViewSubclass which lets touches pass through it but not it's subviews.

TouchThroughView.h

//
//  TouchThroughView.h
//  Created by Anthony Mattox on 3/5/12.
//
 
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
@interface TouchThroughView : UIView
 
@property (nonatomic) BOOL touchThrough;
 
@end

TouchThroughView.m

//
//  TouchThroughView.m
//  Created by Anthony Mattox on 3/5/12.
//
 
#import "TouchThroughView.h"
 
@implementation TouchThroughView
@synthesize touchThrough;
 
- (BOOL) pointInside:(CGPoint) point withEvent:(UIEvent *) event {
    if (touchThrough) {
        if ([super pointInside:point withEvent:event]) {
            for (UIView* subview in self.subviews) {
                if (!subview.hidden && [subview pointInside:[self convertPoint:point toView:subview] withEvent:event]) {
                    return YES;
                }
            }
        }
        return NO;
    }
    return [super pointInside:point withEvent:event];
}
 
@end