> The vast majority of software on F-Droid is My First Android App garbage, usually doesn't follow any common best practices for UI/UX on Android, is extremely specific

And thank goodness for that. If I just want an app to strip EXIF data and crop+resize, the relevant F-Droid app will be that, and just that, and will simply have a button front and center to do the things, and not hide crap behind whatever fancy multiple-taps nested menu indistinguishable-from-background options are the latest Google-driven UX fad. And as a bonus, it'll usually be smaller and lacking the analytics and ads and nagging subscription features that infest so many comparative "useful" apps on the play store.