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.
They have a shady vibe to them is what I mean. Like e-mail spam.
Another example is "Generic viking game", like literally. It just says some generic viking game, no brand or recognizable name. It looks just like phishing.
It seems generic not really weird.