Dunno man, I have used Android phones and they are way worse than my iPhone in my opinion - I assume you have an Android phone, so it’s fun we both consider the other ecosystem more aggressively demanding of attention and naggy.
Ultimately I think they both suck and we’ve all gotten used to the one evil we’ve chosen.
If you're a neurotic obsessive who wants to pretend that all kinds of dastardly forces are trying to spy on you and your data, then yes, you want more security checks and more permission prompts.
For literally everyone else - these are only obstacles to their intended use of the device, and every one of them is objectively worse!
Safari prompts me _every single time I use Google_ about whether I want to share my location. I literally couldn't care less whether Google knows this, and I click yes every time, but Apple, in their infinite wisdom, DOES NOT GIVE ME THE OPTION to say "Always Allow". Thanks to some overbearing, self-important privacy dweeb, no doubt, and no leadership at Apple confident enough to override them.
It can be argued as good the first time. I now have multiple apps that I would like to use on my Mac that I can't rely on because my computer just decides that since they aren't verified developers that it is ok to turn off random permissions to the file system no matter how many times I approve.
Ultimately I think they both suck and we’ve all gotten used to the one evil we’ve chosen.