If the AppStore was shut down tomorrow, and all my apps forcibly removed: I'd keep using my iPhone with Safari. Might even become a better experience.
I'd need to save some short cuts for things like Google Maps, my banks, etc but that seems like all of the hassle.
I might miss the notifications (exclusively for the messaging apps - for all other apps I don't want them to have notifications) but otherwise, the biggest annoyance would be on the airplane I wouldn't have some pre-downloaded streaming content from apps like Netflix and Youtube.
I guess you do not really use your iPhone that much :)
For me removing non-Apple apps would render my phone useless: losing contact with my friends on WhatsApp and Signal, no way to call an Uber/taxi, no mobile authorization for my bank accounts, no MFA apps that I use for work...
I'd need to save some short cuts for things like Google Maps, my banks, etc but that seems like all of the hassle.
I might miss the notifications (exclusively for the messaging apps - for all other apps I don't want them to have notifications) but otherwise, the biggest annoyance would be on the airplane I wouldn't have some pre-downloaded streaming content from apps like Netflix and Youtube.