You could do something like this (if you want to use enumerators)
NSString *fooString = @"Hello";
NSMutableArray *characters = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:[fooString length]];
[fooString enumerateSubstringsInRange:NSMakeRange(0, fooString.length)
options:NSStringEnumerationByComposedCharacterSequences
usingBlock:^(NSString *substring, NSRange substringRange, NSRange enclosingRange, BOOL *stop) {
[characters addObject:substring];
}];
And if you really wanted it in an NSArray finally
NSArray *fooChars = [NSArray arrayWithArray:characters];