Am I the only one for which AppLounge consistently doesn't work?

Check out the other very similar thread where this well known issue is discussed, especially this post suggesting a solution Aurora store stopped working after latest e/OS update May 9 2023 - #20 by smu44.

In the case of App Lounge it may be helpful to

Settings > Apps and notifications > See all … apps > App Lounge > Storage & cache > Clear storage | Clear cache

… and / or – “try again later”. App Lounge has a certain dependency on Aorora App Lounge - know all about it.

App Lounge was working for me fine an hour ago.