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The primary purpose of using Helm in an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster is to package and deploy applications. Helm acts as a package manager for Kubernetes, simplifying the deployment process by allowing developers to define, install, and manage applications in a Kubernetes environment using reusable charts. These charts contain all the necessary configuration details, so deploying complex applications can be accomplished with a single command. This streamlines the workflow of deploying applications and managing their life cycle within AKS, making it easier to maintain and update them.

Other options do not align with Helm's core functionalities. While managing user access roles might pertain to RBAC configurations in Kubernetes, it is not Helm's purpose. Similarly, application performance monitoring generally involves different tools or processes, such as metrics collection and visualization, rather than being a function of Helm. Lastly, while Helm interacts with deployments that may involve container images, it does not store them; container images are stored in container registries such as Azure Container Registry, making that option unrelated to Helm's primary purpose.