GrapheneOS devices lack push notifications, and lot of other features that make it unviable for most users.

Making exceptions like installing the Aurora Store or microG, defeat the point of a degoogled phone.

iOS can’t be hardened it to a 0 telemetry state like GrapheneOS, but it is a fully featured OS.

It strikes the right balance for general consumers, and prosumers like myself.

That is likely true and I was in that game for awhile but tired of the effort required and the limited hardware that would be fully functional and reliable as a production device.

With Apple it’s just easier and I can focus on other areas of life and just use my phone as the tool it is rather than spending untold hours making everything work.

Truth be told there was a time in my life when I actually enjoyed fiddling with that but I got my fill and am on to other priorities. There is only so much time in the day.