I get that you as a "power user" are probably not interested in the restrictions and rules that the Apple ecosystem "imposes", but there is a humongous gap between you who is probably very competent and skilled at protecting yourself from all the numerous and plentiful risks that the Android system exposes you to; and the other end of the spectrum, the 99.99% of users who couldn't protect themselves even if they wanted to and wantonly download and install and follow prompts (if they read them at all) to expose themselves.
I find it rather ironic and rather reckless really from the developer perspective too that you seem to totally eschew all the risk considerations that Apple takes into account, just ignoring the business decisions they make. It is unarguable that the Apple ecosystem is not astronomically more secure and safe and a better user experience than Android for 99.999% of users.
You may be upset that you don't have access to low level device or OS features, but ultimately those are also largely security restrictions and in no way there to annoy you. What you should ask yourself is why the devs like you seem to be wholly unappreciative that Apple doesn't leave massive, humongous, gargantuan security and privacy vulnerabilities just gaping wide open all over their OS and devices. It's rather telling that people with your kind of mentality have no understanding for practical considerations and justifiable limitations and boundaries.
Sure, I'm not a huge fan about all of Apple's decisions, but conversely, your type of mentality is the equivalent of saying that there should be no guards in prisons and bank vaults should be open to the outside 24/7 where everyone can take out money on the honor system.