There is a huge practical difference between being temporarily infected and permanently having malware embedded in your phone. The former is fixable with a sof

There is a huge practical difference between being temporarily infected and permanently having malware embedded in your phone. The former is fixable with a software uodate from a company that actively looks to secure your phone, while in the latter case the device is hopelessly compromised. I love sideloading, but if I were a target of interest then iOS is the only reasonable choice.