Agree with you 100%. I think all of Apple's online services are garbage (and I used them since iTools), most of their applications aren't so good either. Thankfully, their OSes get out of the way and are mostly pleasant to use, good platforms for others to build on.

I should probably add that I don't even think Apple is capable of making good online services which is one major reason I switched from iPhones to Nexus/Pixels in 2013. Sure you can use Google services with iPhones but for things like Google Photos they will always be better integrated with Android.