Which are the best wallets for total newbies? Anyone who will actually need the advice in this post will need something very easy, so I don't want to list something too difficult.
I feel electrum is just fine, it is open-source and easy to use, and newbies can either run it on their mobile device or desktop, they can also either use it as a hot wallet or for cold or offline storage. Mycellium is another good option that can be included.
BlueWallet is also good for iphone users because electrum is unavailable on ios.