I have recently bought an Instant pot and I love it.
I was given a pressure cookers a wedding present, and have always been scared of it- probably because my mum had an even older one that was truly terrifying, and I was convinced they were all the same. My husband occasionally used it on pressure, but I only ever used it as a giant pan if i wanted industrial quantities of soup.
The Instant Pot is an electric version, and you don't need to release the pressure when it's ready. You can if you want to, and some recipes require it, but I just move the pressure knob with a wooden spoon, and that's it - no lifting of a metal weight or anything.
I have made a lot of pulse-based recipes in it, as my husband is vegetarian, so we eat them regularly, and I've had a go at other things, too.
It will work as a slow cooker, a rice cooker and a yoghurt maker, but I can't speak for those functions as I haven't tried them.
The recipe books are very American, however, and a lot call for jars of sauces that we can't get here. I prefer to cook from scratch a lot of the time anyway, so that can be a nuisance.
Oh, and Lidl have them in for a lot cheaper than the branded ones. I noticed that today, but the price didn't stick in my head as I already have a branded one.