I’ve noticed most popular apps are pushing 500+MB. Most likely they are shipping debug builds, with loads of third party deps, so they can send crash reports from production with meaningful stack traces.

Until Apple penalizes app developers for app size, nothing will happen. Most consumers are not aware of the impact , until they go to clean up their phone.

There isn’t much usable free space on the device after the OS, and now having 50+gb of used space from apps, means your own content (photos, music, videos) doesn’t fit.

There isn’t much incentive regardless, since Apple merchandise’s iCloud storage. Bloated apps actually drive iCloud sales. A lose-lose for the consumer.