Legend has it that Steve Jobs's first choice for iOS apps was simply webapps. Then greed took over.
They don't want you to see that you just need a web browser. See for yourself: https://44billion.ne...
I have like 6 apps on my phone. I never really understood why I need a YouTube app when I can go to the website. Banking app? I'll just use the website. Zapstore, a few of my own apps and a couple things like ble monitors are my apps.