actually there is difference in version between the two. deb by my distro is in 4.0.0 (mar, 2022) while flatpak is 5.0.0 (nov, 2024)
i am not sure which one is the native version… you mean the version packaged by the distro (deb) or the developer (flatpak)?
that is a good point… I obviously missed that. my generally would only use flatpak from the same developer of the app, or I will just use the deb packaged by my distro.