HaleHound CYD Review: Is a $15 Pwnagotchi Alternative Actually Worth It for WiFi Pentesting? [2026]

A $15 board with a touchscreen that can deauth WiFi clients and capture WPA handshakes. The HaleHound CYD sounds too good to be true. After two weeks with one on my bench, I can tell you it's both more capable and more limited than the hype suggests. I kept seeing this thing pop up everywhere. Reddit threads, YouTube walkthroughs, Discord channels full of custom firmware builds. The pitch is dead simple: why spend $60+ on a Raspberry Pi Zero W build for a Pwnagotchi when you can get a functional