FlopperZiro
Hardware
handheld pentesting device
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
11 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 4 for, 4 againstDesign: 5 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cheap DIY alternative to Flipper Zero
From 2 comments
A good reason to do it (IMO, as someone who has done it) that it's a lot faster, easier, and often cheaper than designing a fully custom board. Not only would designing a fully…
tgsovlerkhgsel on HNI mean, yeah, why not? You take a bunch of off the shelf boards and put them together on the PCB as is. To make a PCB with all of the components on it would not be very DIY.…
dylan604 on HN
Name is fun
From 2 comments
I love the name
blurbleblurble on HNThe name alone deserves a project hahah thanks for the laugh
thenthenthen on HN
Objections
Limited to OOK 433 MHz replay, far less RF capability than Flipper Zero
From 2 comments
Not seeing it mentioned here but the big difference from a first glance is the RF capability. This is little more than a 433 MHz replay attacker. Maybe you can generate arbitrary…
Neywiny on HNAnd that's very fair but an OOK replayer is not a clone. The hardware isn't nearly the same capability. That's fine, it's just a different product entirely
Neywiny on HN
Software support and community far smaller than Flipper Zero
From 1 comment
Exactly, the flipepr have a enormous community that help, beyond all the people that work for flipper. So in this case is no, the software support is not even remotely comparable
iraton on HN
Requests
NFC support
From 1 comment
really excited for the NFC support
kevo1ution on HN
Questions
Does it match Flipper Zero software support?
From 1 comment
Do this device and the other alternative mentioned (Capibara Zero) have the same level of software support as the Flipper Zero? I imagine the strong community behind the Flipper…
Chihuahua0633 on HN
Alternatives named
LilyGo T-Embed CC1100 running Bruce firmware
From 1 comment
The LilyGo T-Embed CC1100 has similar hardware capabilities of the FlipperZero plus WiFi/bluetooth and runs the Bruce Pentest firmware all for under half the price of the…
boznz on HN
Kiisu
From 2 comments
Also the Kiisu which is 1:1 with capabilities, plus a few more.
netsec_burn on HNSimilar project https://kiisu.io/kiisu-v4a/ runs flipper code and modded flipper code
net01 on HN
Capibara Zero
From 1 comment
There's also https://capibarazero.com/
karolist on HN