apples look like that, yes
ok i think i've solved this mystery. those are red delicious. they are literally the most disgusting apples you can buy.
they used to taste good (hence the name), but they kept breeding them to make them look nice, which compromised their taste and now they look pretty, but taste awful. they're visually iconic, which is why people still buy them bc they don't know any better.
if you want an actually good apple: honeycrisp, ambrosia, jazz, pink lady <- if you have access to any of those

