I am pausing my SKScene using the following code:
self.paused = YES;
However, according to this answer by Andrey Gordeev, one can also pause a
Pausing SKView stops calling update: method for SKScene.
SKView
update:
SKScene
Pausing SKScene doesn't do that.
I usually pause both SKScene and SKView
EDIT:
As of iOS9 pausing the scene will pause the update: method.
iOS9