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Starling Bank: Under 16s card reviews

Name: Under 16s card
Rating: 4.89 (3124 reviews)

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4.89

Based on 3,124 reviews, last reviewed 11th Jun 2026

200% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

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95%

Latest highest rating:

5

Simple, fast and flexible under 16 account setup So easy to set up an under 16 account and have all the fallibility age controls to manage the account alongside our son. Reviewed on: 11th June 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Software not working properly In spite of several calls to Customer Service, both my children's accounts are still not up and running properly which has wasted an enormous amount o... Read more Reviewed on: 25th April 2024

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Starling offer an under 16s account with an award-winning free debit card and app for 6–15 year olds.

You get instant phone notifications every time your child spends or receives money and you can set automatic top-ups. The Under 16s account is easy to set up from your Starling personal or joint account.

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Starling Bank Under 16s card reviews (3124)

Excellent kids banking

Easy to use, control and teach importance of money Reviewed on: 1st April 2023

Great App

Helps me manage my children's funds perfectly! Reviewed on: 1st April 2023

Great online banking app

This is the best app I have had myself and my son loves his Kite app. Being able to see howuch money he has in his bank account and I can also see what he is spending and what on. Reviewed on: 30th March 2023

Helping Kids learn about money

Starling Bank's Kite card helps my two kids learn about money and manager their money. They felt very grown up when they got their Kite cards. I love that I can monitor their spending too! Reviewed on: 30th March 2023

Brilliant

I find the kit cards very good and easy to put money in to the account and I am very happy with the account in general Reviewed on: 30th March 2023

Every parent should get one

Starling Kite rocks, I can teach my teenage daughter how to look after her money and spending habits without any risk of her going crazy with the money she worked for. Thank you, Starling, your are geniuses :) Reviewed on: 29th March 2023

Total control and simplicity at your fingertips

Ver happy with Starling for me and Kite for my children Reviewed on: 28th March 2023

Easy, security conscious banking for children

Couldn't be more pleased with the way Kite for children works, I can see exactly what my child is spending and where/when, for online transactions, it requires me to approval which is a great security feature, the app works great and it is easy to transfer money to/from the child account. Great job. Reviewed on: 27th March 2023

Fabulous kids account

I joined Starling in their first year & signed up my son as soon as it was possible. We have only had positive experiences with Starling. Please keep it up, you are doing great! Reviewed on: 26th March 2023

Happy

Always helpful easy app to use and my daughter is very pleased with the card Reviewed on: 26th March 2023

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