Near me are two Piper Cubs who fly close together. I can identify them by their exhaust sounds, which are a little different than a twin.
(and, equipped with oversized wheels, they take incredibly long to come into view). ;)
A Cherokee is meant to be easy to fly and economical. Like most other people I learned to fly in a Cessna so that is what we looked for first. Fortunately, we ended up with a Cherokee; for us the advantages have been great.