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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

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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About this product

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.

Starling Under 16s card reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used Starling before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Starling Bank Under 16s card reviews (3124)

Review of the Starling Bank, Under 16s card:

Straight forward easy to use .

Straight forward easy to use . Great way to teach children money management skills safely. Value the ability to vary spending allowance and to be able to switch off account if the card has been mislaid by forgetful teenager Reviewed on: 14th April 2024

Brilliant

My child loves the card and I like being in control, winner winner Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Amazing bank

Such an amazing bank, great service and the app is the best I've ever used. Absolute 10 out of 10 Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent customer service

Starling always provide an excellent customer service experience . App is very easy to use and gives children the chance to manage their own money in a safe and understandable way Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great

Easy & accessible, kids love it & it gives them some degree of autonomy with added benefit of security & control if needed. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Way better than GoHenry

We used to use Go Henry which was a faff and expensive. Starling makes banking so easy in many respects and we were so pleased when they finally released the kite account. Simple, easy to use and my son loves it. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

simple straightforward and safe

Great way to support financial education for kids Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Amazing service

Amazing service and great for my child to learn more about her own money and budgets Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic both children are using!

This is a best entry tool for financial education for children. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Decent basic account for kids

Brilliant account for kids. The only problem is that it is linked to a parents account and not a stand alone account with monitoring. I think £4.00 monthly charge is a little excessive but on the whole not a bad account and superb app. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great for kids

Starling is best bank! Great app, lots of features and wcan keep track of kids spending Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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