I use Safari for all daily uses but I use Brave for downloading YouTube videos before traveling so they’re available offline.
In Safari I use Wipr and FireFox Focus add ons for ad blocking in addition to my NextDNS profile.
I have found that once I really dove into how Safari works and able to configure it (like creating custom shortcut for PiP of video for YouTube, screw you Google its my device you can’t stop me) I’ve found I really like it. It’s basic and simple but in a good way.
Also if you use Lockdown mode, having the per-site ability to disable lockdown mode in Safari is a must have.