A Power BI app is a published collection of content from an app workspace. The app can include all or a subset of the dashboards, reports, and any Excel workbooks within an app workspace. Just as app workspaces are intended for the creation and management of Power BI content, apps are intended for the distribution of that content to groups of users. With security and permission to view the app granted, users can view with the dashboards and reports of the app within the Power BI web service or via the Power BI mobile applications.

Microsoft has been clear that Power BI apps are the future of content consumption within organizations and that they will remain simple for users to access. The app workspaces used by report authors and BI professionals to define and manage the apps, however, will become more robust. Two examples of these enhancements include display folders for grouping content within an app as well as the automatic installation of published apps for users.