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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

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

96%

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)

Love the spaces to separate your money

Love the spaces to separate your money Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

New kite acount

New to starling kite but have my own account for few yrs excellent interface. Good account services. Kids accounts atarted recently. Good controls offered and no monthly charges Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

A Great Bank!!!

Haven't been with Starling that long but so far they have been brilliant. I'll definitely be recommending Starling to my friends and family. Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

The kite account is so easy for me and my son to use...

The kite account is so easy for me and my son to use, I can see what is being spent and can top it up as and when with real ease Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Great account and very easy to use.

Very easy to setup and use account. Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Simple to use

Simple to use, like the notifications when the card is being used Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

kites are good but need to be able to connect phon...

kites are good but need to be able to connect phone for payments that would be good Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Easy peezy

Easy to transfer money into and for kids to use Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Excellent experience - customer friendly.

Excellent experience - smooth procedures - customer friendly use. However, there is no option to add the kite children’s card on the wallet that would be useful. Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

My Starling

App is user friendly and very easy to navigate through Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

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