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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)

Rally easy really good I like it.

Rally easy really good I like it. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent

Very good happy with kite from starling Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Easy to use.

Easy to use with parental control. They (kids) feel grown up as they have a card. You still are in control of spending allowance though. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Starling Bank - an excellent choice

Starling Bank - an excellent choice! Really easy to use, the app is really clear and gives immediate notifications. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Brilliant service

I love how transparent, easy to use and with parental access this account is. A game changer that builds money-wise confidence in my child. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Best bank I been ever with

Starling Bank covers all my needs and sometimes even more. Every time Starling Bank offers a new product it is something that I never thought of but is very useful, like for example Kite card. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Independants Kids...

My 7 year old son loves his Kite account, especially having a card just like mummy! He can buy his own things with his card and each week we look at the money in his pot and before and after I transfer his pocket money! I love the ability to monitor and when needed, control his spending. Also great that friends and family can easily pay money in for birthday and Christmas. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Good

Starling Bank provides a good app for both parent and child. It allows me to be confident in the money management between myself and my child and the shops. I am especially glad that i can block online shopping. Also the notifications are great in real time. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Super easy

It’s been great to introduce my 8 year old daughter to her own bank account and card - very easy to set up, she feels empowered yet I still have oversight as parent. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Stay in control, check spending whilst giving them access to a card

A great service with value for money for my two kids. They get a card which I can control and see what and where they have spent in real time. They get what is effectively their own account and I get perform transactions for them and add notes as reminders. They get their own app on their phones - what more could you ask for? Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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