But now we're getting into the crux of it.

What you want is a better (and easier to use) sandbox for native apps, so that users can feel as comfortable installing an app as visiting a web page as long as the app doesn't have any more permissions than the web page would have, and then you don't need central gatekeepers approving them.

No, because a native app still lacks features like a dev toolbar, extensions, url deep-navigation, observability, and cross-platform availability.

Web tech is much closer to where I want than the native app stack on every device reaching parity which will never happen.