How disease resistant are disease resistant apples?

I planted 2 bare root apple trees 2 years ago, and they're being devastated by cedar apple rust, or at least I assume that's what this is. In any case, they're being ravaged, and can't live like this. They're gonna have to come out and get replaced with something. But, I'm not sure if it's worth replacing them with "disease resistant" apples, or if I should go with some something entirely different, like cherries. Are disease resistant apples really able to resist cedar apple rust?

I haven't had direct experience (I think cedar apple rust is a US disease) but Trace says here that Arkansas black has been reasonably successful with them, although other supposedly disease resistant trees have done less well. The Arkansas black is mentioned in this thread too, along with some other suggestions, so that variety may well be worth a try if you want to stick with apples