Essentially, all browsers work the same, and to increase functionality for interoperability with web and desktop services, they use extensions, apps and plug-ins to achieve this. From this perspective, a comparison of Mozilla Firefox extensions would be similar to Chrome Apps. They both add functionality to the Browser for integrating web and desktop services. The distinction therefore between Chrome Apps and Google Apps is that Chrome is a browser, while Google Apps is not; it is a web hosted service that does not distinguish functionality through browsers, so it can be utilized using virtually any browser. Google Apps platform is therefore web-based, while Chrome Apps are hosted on the desktop environment where the Chrome Browser is installed.
In order to understand the differences portrayed by Chrome Apps and Google Apps, the level of extended functionality has to be defined. Chrome Apps can greatly increase the function of Chrome; the browser. The browser can well achieve the functionality expressed in Google Apps by adopting all integrated services, but as long as the browser is not operational, the functionality cannot be accessed. Google Apps is accessible through virtually all browsers, and through the Apps, a business suite can be installed which is not limited to specified browser availability or functionality, besides, Google Apps can be integrated with the Business suite and customized for universal similarity, while Chrome is limited to the specific browser on which it was installed.
While Chrome Apps and Google Apps are both products of Google, they function in different environments, service accessibility levels and convenience levels. One is formatted for the individual while the other is formatted for universal access. There are many areas of overlap, but as far as service goes, the dependence expressed in front-end and back-end relationships is subjective. All in all, Chrome Apps add extensible service to Google Apps, making the Chrome Browser more suitable, efficient and functional for the Google Apps environment.