I mean they must knock out a TON of bad apps and actors. I think it is pretty known that the Google Play store is much further fraught with scammy apps than App

I mean they must knock out a TON of bad apps and actors. I think it is pretty known that the Google Play store is much further fraught with scammy apps than Apple. A way to maybe rationalize it (not saying it is acceptable, but just the reasoning) is that we don't scrap our antivirus software because it failed to block EVERY SINGLE virus... we keep it because we know it blocks a vast majority of the problems that might affect the computer. For the point around purchases, Apple owning the App Store wholesale has led to helpful regulation of how in-app purchases work, how subscriptions can be used, how refunding policy on app purchases works. All this would likely get worse if every company pushed their app as an exclusive through their own third-party app store...