I don't think that developing for Android is so complicated - but maybe you had some bad luck with a device.
But RELEASING your app is much easier on Android (the Play store) than on Apple's store.
We had developed some apps for some customers and it was always a chore to release them into the Apple app store.
Somebody paid us money to make an app for them and then we can't release it on IOS because you think it has no sense for people and that it was written with the wrong toolset.
It would be no problem if there was an easy way on IOS devices to use another, more open store.
But RELEASING your app is much easier on Android (the Play store) than on Apple's store.
We had developed some apps for some customers and it was always a chore to release them into the Apple app store.
Somebody paid us money to make an app for them and then we can't release it on IOS because you think it has no sense for people and that it was written with the wrong toolset.
It would be no problem if there was an easy way on IOS devices to use another, more open store.