All app stores are far shadier thans torrents websites or worse, warez websites of old. App stores come with spyware, adware, and regularly mineware or worden. I visit torrent websites for peace of mind.
But mostly F-droid, which has Newpipe. Both excellent and reliable and shite-free.
I really don't get app stores. How did they convince everyone to install so much spy and adware?
I don't really understand your point, F-Droid is definitely an app store.
I think you must mainly mean the Google Play Store, where the situation seems really bad... As for Apple, they manually review every application. I remember iOS apps for jailbreaking getting removed incredibly quickly.
F droid is an exception. Google, Apple and Microsoft app stores are the best guarantee you're installing spyware. That's what ubiquitous telemetry is after all.
But mostly F-droid, which has Newpipe. Both excellent and reliable and shite-free.
I really don't get app stores. How did they convince everyone to install so much spy and adware?