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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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in the past 90 days

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)

Kite card

It's easy to use and good to keep an eye on what your children are spending. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Good starter account

This account is helping to teach my teen daughter the value of money. Was easy to setup and the card came super fast. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Great Kids Banking App

Works really well, highly recommend, not as expensive as other options and really user friendly. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Easy

It is helpful to teach my son how to manage his own money. The only downside is monthly fee a bit expensive. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Excellent service

No problem to deal with safe and secure Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Brilliant Bank

So simple to use with the ability to set limits and see what your child is spending and where. My daughter loves the independence and the grown up feeling she has when using her card. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Total Control with Independence

A superb facility, economical & simple to administer. A fantastic method of teaching children the VALUE of money! Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Great app, great parental control

Easy to use app for both kids and parents, love the saving spaces. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Simple, powerful and reliable

A great first bank account for kids - accessible by you and them, and easy to control. An added bonus are the finance tutorials for them. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Fly with kite

This is such a great app. So easy to use for parent and child and great to keep tabs on what money is being spent on. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

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