It is quite interesting, what you say.
OK. I've never used an Apple device. That said, there had been times where I wanted to pair with a Bluetooth device it failed - but with an Android, it was successful. Once, I needed to download a file to reinstall my laptop, again the download failed (driver file) - on an Android, no issues. No special Apps were necessary.
As a techie, I mess around a lot with similar stuff, and found iOS very temperamental!
Edit
Most Apple users I contacted when I was stuck, knew nothing of a way out - most were just just basic users.