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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)

Kite card

Really easy to set up, notifications tell you where your child is spending their money, as well as letting you know about cash withdrawals. Transfer money over in seconds. Really good first bank for kids Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great bank for kids

Great bank for little ones east to open and manage Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Made managing our money so much easier!

We’ve just changed to starling and can’t fault it! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

So easy to use

We use Starling since 3 years and our kids have each a space/account within our account with their own money and card. We have full access and see everything they do. So easy to use. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Easy, good value

Great children's account, easy for the parents or guardian to follow. Good learning tool for a child to understand money and banking. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Highly recommended!

I have absolutely nothing to complain about so yeah-great service, easy to set up etc! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

kid loves it

its so easy to use and top up for our little one Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great account for even the youngest of children

Very easy to use, family are able to pay birthday money etc directly into the children's account and you are also able to get a debit card for the child as they get older to give them some indepndance with their money. I've tried other accounts over the years but this is by far the best. Great customer serivce too Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Best out there

Super easy to use, great experience for me and the kids using it and shared visibility real time is great feature. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Easy to use

Very good to use, easy and simple. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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