Fair point, but OpenWRT is also complex and requires you to understand some networking concepts. For the record the Omada controller can be self hosted on your own hardware.

Why don’t you buy some TP Link EAP and self host Omada on your server? You can also install some firewall and use the EAP as an AP. I know this might be an overkill but I think you will get better coverage with the EAP series.

Let me correct you: “It’s okay when a major AMERICAN company does it.”

What I really dislike in this way of thinking is that when Facebook is doing it, the reaction is what do you expect and when TikTok are doing it, people are outraged and call for banning the whole platform.

So why the double standards?

But isn’t Apple also even worse in that regard? At least Google is embracing open standards, unlike Apple who is deliberately refusing to do so? I am not saying Google is good but that Apple isn’t great either.

Take a look at https://www.storj.io/, their prices are pretty low

I am using Aegis (free and OpenSource) on Android and I am pretty happy with it, but they don’t have iOS version.