Find your next home from the people already living in it.
Tenants share their place before they move out. Watchers get first access when it opens up. No agent, no markups, no games.
Renting shouldn’t feel like this.
Most house-hunters run into the same handful of problems, over and over, before they ever get a fair shot at a place.
Paid again
Non-refundable viewing fees, charged every time you go looking, whether or not the place is even real.
1–2 years
Advance rent demanded upfront, often well beyond what the law allows, before you've even seen the place properly.
Double-booked
The same listing shown to several people at once, or a place that was never actually available.
Marked up
Rent quietly inflated above what the landlord actually asked for, with the difference pocketed in between.
See what finding a home actually costs.
Same apartment, two very different price tags before you even pay your first month’s rent. Slide to your rent, then compare.
Illustrative example based on common patterns renters report and the Standard tier’s pay-as-you-go rate. Premium watchers get their first 2 viewings free. Actual costs vary by city and landlord.
Regular agent route
Before the keys- GH₵180
Viewing fees
GH₵50-70 per listing, non-refundable, paid again each time you look
- GH₵1,500
Agent commission
One extra month's rent, sometimes called the '13th month'
- GH₵2,700
Rent marked up
About 15% above what the landlord actually asked
On a GH₵1,500 place, that’s usually a difference of GH₵4,305. That money stays with you, not an agent.
How Criba works
Three simple moves, and a lot less waiting around.
Tenants get a heads-up
As your lease winds down, Criba gives you a friendly nudge to list your place, weeks before it hits the open market.
Watchers subscribe to a place
Following a specific building or a neighborhood you love means you hear about it first, not after everyone else already has.
First access, no middleman
When a tenant's badge goes live, watchers who subscribed get first look: no agent, no markup, no games.
Hover a node: every new member joins through someone who already trusts them.
Built on trust, not on strangers.
Criba doesn’t grow by throwing the doors open to anyone with an email address. It grows through people who already trust each other: a tenant invites someone they know, that person invites someone they know, and each step is confirmed along the way.
That’s what a landlord-confirmed badge actually means: not a checkbox, but a real person, vouched for by a real chain of people.
Joining Criba means opting out, together.
Every person who joins is one more person who’s said no to agent fees, no to inflated rent, no to fake listings. It only works because we do it as a group: neighbors looking out for neighbors.
Listing is free. Watching has two simple tiers.
Tenants list their place at no cost, always. Watchers pay a small monthly fee to track the places they care about. This is a preview, not a launch price.
Standard
Track one building or area, pay per viewing.
- Track 1 building or area
- GH₵15 per viewing, pay-as-you-go
- Landlord-confirmed badges only
Premium
Two free viewings a month, built right in.
- Track multiple buildings or areas
- 2 viewings included free, every month
- GH₵10 per extra viewing after that
90% of every viewing fee goes straight to the tenant, not Criba.
Be one of the first through the door.
Tell us why you’re here and we’ll let you know the moment Criba opens up near you.
No spam, ever. Early joiners get recognized founding status.