Android natively allows side-loading. You can install any app that you can compile for your device. No blessing needed, no yearly fee (tithe) required to be a developer.
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So, are you really for freedom and self-soverignty if you rely on iOS?
"But web apps can't be censored!"
Apple was able to disable the native airdrop functionality in China during protests. Airdrop is a function of the OS just like Safari. It is a peer to peer communication by design. There was no server they turned off, there was no reliance on apple-run infrastructure. They turned it off anyway.
Maybe they won't censor Safari, but they can.