This was because every ad agency on the planet wanted to be in apps when the App Store took off, so they rebranded websites to apps to confuse people. Chrome,

This was because every ad agency on the planet wanted to be in apps when the App Store took off, so they rebranded websites to apps to confuse people. Chrome, being a division of a huge ad company that makes money from these agencies, not merely played along but took a leading role in sowing the confusion.