The value of the Flipper isn't so much the hardware, it's the documentation and ecosystem. Unfortunately, any other project will have to do a lot of work to compete, but it's a worthwhile attempt.
Too bad that flipper didn't upgrade the hardware to include bluetooth and wi-fi at minimum. Makes it really limited. Also, the price for purchasing a device went really high compared to the initial price of 100 euros per unit.
The WiFi board unfortunately lacks the polish that the rest of the unit has. It’s like minimally attaching a bare raspberry pi to your Flipper in the most awkward way possible. They really should have built this in, particularly considering plenty of ESP-32s come with Bluetooth and WiFi for very, very cheap.
Can someone tell me what neat projects they have done with FlipperZero? I have one on my MCU/SBC pile and have never thought of a reason to boot it up.
Its read/emulate function for various wireless chip protocols makes it an excellent development companion for these types of applications.
BadUSB can store portable scripts in an easily executable fashion.
Backup universal IR for when you lose the TV remote, or volume control at your local sports bar (this will turn heads, even though tv-b-gone have been around forever)
These are the most useful things I’ve actually done with it.