functions.php

<?php

/**
 * Body Classes
 * 
 */
function be_body_classes( $classes ) {
  $classes[] = 'no-touch';
  return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'body_class', 'be_body_classes' );

global.js

jQuery(function($){

	// Touch Device Detection
	var isTouchDevice = 'ontouchstart' in document.documentElement;
	if( isTouchDevice ) {
		$('body').removeClass('no-touch');
	}

});

So in this instance, are you then just killing any hover states via css to do the work around? Just curious how you would approach the hover issue on iOS... I suppose you could also always do something like $('#element').tap()....