Unfortunately, Apple has gone out and kneecapped their own browser to prevent this.

Which is why the DOJ should break the company up. They're a monopoly and they're using their power to extort developers and their customers.

They're not a monopoly, not even a majority. You have choices, but you're not making them.

Nobody wishing to do commerce on the iPhone platform has a choice. We only have two options in this country and they both suck.

The web would have won were it not for Apple's insurmountable power.

We have to break Apple and Google up or force them to make a first-class application marketplace they don't control and don't tax.

Are they a monopoly in the market for iOS apps?

I've found little value in native apps over a bookmark on a homescreen. Where I've needed apps I try to restrict permissions as much as possible, or disable/remove them completely if they're infrequently used.