Randomly Disappearing/Reappearing App Icons.

Since installing iOS7 on my iPhone 5, app icons randomly appear and disappear. Cannot find the Words with Friends logo under "Games" icon (sometimes there, mostly not there). Even my App Store and Settings icons disappear for a few hours, then reappear. What is the fix for disappearing app icons?

I am having the same problem as of today. This is happening to ONLY Aperture.... I have tried to restore my library using "commandoptionclick aperture", for the few seconds it is visible in my dock, but Aperture just opens right up.
Things I have tried:
Delete the two files:
com.apple.dock.db
com.apple.dock.plist
Open terminal and type (with caps and space):
Killall Dock
And
Moved: "MacintoshHD/System/Library/SyncServices/AutoRegistration/Clients/com.apple.doc k" to the trash and restarted before messing with anything. As soon as I restart and disconnect from the network I try to place Aperture back in the dock and it either disappears within seconds or disappears on close even after I select "Keep In Dock".
Someone help, I always am able to figure out this stuff on my own but NOTHING has worked and its only Aperture at this point which leads me to believe it is Aperture and nothing to do with my dock.

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I am having the same problem as of today. This is happening to ONLY Aperture.... I have tried to restore my library using "commandoptionclick aperture", for the few seconds it is visible in my dock, but Aperture just opens right up.
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And
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Hi Hexonxonx, thanks for trying to help, but next time please read the entire discussion, in oder to better comprehend what is being asked. The reason being is that your answer added nothing to what had already been mentioned.
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Wow, kind of a snotty response to someone who was taking their own time to offer help. Whether you thought it was helpful or not, didn't deserve such an unkind retort. Maybe when you realize we all just users here trying to help others like you, who have issues and we don't get anything in return for the countless hours some people here spend offering that assistance, you'll maybe be a little less quick to be critical.
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