Android material animations in ios cocoa touch

Apologies for the generic question however I am in need of some guidance so that I can do further reading.

The question is:

Is it possible to do UI transitions similar to android material UI transitions in IOS Cocoa touch? Can core graphic or core animation do complex shape tweening like flash (not just animating simple properties such as opacity or size.

For example please have a look at the following link: http://ift.tt/1EtHReD

How can such animation effects be accomplished in cocoa touch?

Any pointers would be useful so that I can do further reading.

Many thanks