Isthihaaru is the classifieds marketplace for Malé, Hulhumalé and every atoll in between. Pick your category, publish your ad in minutes, and see exactly who called, messaged or clicked through. Your first six months cost nothing.
Card on file · Not charged during the free period · Cancel any time
Sea-facing, eighth floor, fully furnished with a fitted kitchen and covered parking. Available from the first of next month, twelve-month lease.
Every ad lives in one category, and shoppers browse by category. That's also how pricing works — a category where a single sale is worth lakhs costs more than a community noticeboard. You only ever pay for the aisle you're standing in.
This is the front of the marketplace — the page your customers land on. Ads are ranked by recency, with featured pins held above them. Tap a category to filter.
Sample listings — placeholder content for the demo, not real advertisements.
The whole thing is a single sitting. Most advertisers are live before their coffee goes cold.
Choose where your ad belongs and, if you want, narrow it to an island or a ward. Isthihaaru shows you how many people browsed that category last month before you commit to it.
Photos, price, opening hours, a call button and a message box. Write it yourself or start from a layout built for your category — a dhoni needs different fields than a dentist.
Your ad goes live immediately. The dashboard counts views, calls, messages and saves, so when the free period ends you'll know exactly what Isthihaaru is worth to you.
Every new advertiser gets six months at no charge — every feature, every placement, no reduced trial version. In month five we send you a report of what your ads actually delivered, and you decide what to pay for from month seven.
Applied to the plan fee · never to add-ons
| Tier | Categories | Plan fee |
|---|---|---|
| Prime | Property & Rentals, Vehicles, Boats & Marine, Jobs & Careers | × 1.6 |
| Standard | Home Services, Retail, Health, Food, Guesthouses, Education | × 1.0 |
| Community | Events & Tickets, Community Notices | × 0.5 |
No surprises in month seven. Set it up the way you'd actually run it and see the number now.
Add-ons are bought by the month and can be switched off the same day. Nothing here is bundled into a contract you can't leave.
Your ad sits above the standard listings in its category with a coloured border. Useful for a sale week or a new opening, wasteful the rest of the year — so rent it, don't own it.
A rotating slot on the front page, shown to everyone who visits Isthihaaru regardless of what they came looking for. Limited to a fixed number of slots per island.
We check your registration and address once, then your ads carry a verified mark for good. Included free on Growth and Spotlight.
Instead of a bigger plan, pay only when someone calls or messages you. Set a monthly cap and Isthihaaru stops promoting once you hit it.
One business per category per island gets its name on the category header and first position on every page of results. Sold in three-month blocks.
One ad, 30 days at a time, no card needed. It exists so the categories stay full — an empty marketplace is worth nothing to the people paying for it.
No contract · No setup fee · Ads stay yours