https://threatpost.com/click-fraud-malware-apple-app-store/1...

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/iphone-apps-infected-malware

https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/07/emails-reveal-128-million-ios...

https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Malware_for_iOS

The last article explicitly mentions that most of the malware needs iPhone to be jailbroken or the app to be installed outside of the App Store, which kind of proves my point.

The research by Panda Security also showed that the ratio of malware on Android compared to iPhone is 50 to 1.

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/mobile-security...