What tablet or device do you recommend if you're interested in getting into digital art?
To be honest anything you can afford!
Xppen has nice tablets that are def more affordable than wacom for example. If you are just starting it doesn't have to be anything expensive and fancy. In my opinion it doesn't even have to be a screen tablet. But I think this is more personal taste and I get that some draw better with a screen tablet. I still use my old wacom intuos which I bought in 2015 as my very first and only tablet.
It was 90€ back then. And I understand that this is not cheap, but def cheaper than a lot of other tablets out there. And I still use it :D If you really never drawn digitally I also feel buying a used or refurbished tablet will do too. Like try out first if this is something for you. You always can upgrade later. Don't buy anything expensive and fancy if you never tried it and don't know digital is for you! Yes, sure, there are devices that are better than others, but as with many things I feel in the end it depends on personal taste and what works for you. I know others who would struggle with my old wacom, as much as I would struggle with their expensive and great screen tablet. It does take some time to figure out what works for you. So just start simple and have fun!
As programs I can really recommend Firealpaca. It's been some time since I used it but all of my art from 2016 to early 2019 was with Firealpaca and back then it was a free software you could just download. Not sure it still is, but I think so! Medibang is also free or at least cheap and a good way to start. The first program I started to draw with in 2015 was Paint Tool Sai. It wasn't free but just a $20 one time purchase. It's a good program!
Other than this I can highly recommend Clip Studio Paint, but here you have to pay. So this might be something to upgrade to later when you see that digital art is something for you. I switched to CSP in 2019