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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

Great for teaching financial independence

I can teach my son about managing his money, and keep an eye on his spending Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Perfect kids account

My 14 year old loves his kite account. The app is great and easy to use while his card looks ‘cool’ apparently! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

So easy and effective

Great way to manage your child’s money and teach them about the cost of things. So easy to add and remove money as you need. Definitely recommend Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Amazing

Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic app

Perfect for my teenager. I can see all transactions, transfer funds, change spending levels and stop the card immediately. Much more reasonable priced than others I looked at. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

I love Kite Children account

I set it up for my son. He loves having a card, and we both can see the amount from both our phones, although I have complete control of it. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Kite for kids

Great for learning about finance..... Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

A good way to teach children on financial responsibility

As a parent, I'm always looking for ways to teach my children about financial responsibility and budgeting, and the Kite account with its app definitely fits the purpose. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

User friendly app

The app is user friendly and provides necessary information about my account including my kid’s. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Gives my son financial freedom.

It’s great that I can give my son some financial freedom and yet still check up on him. He loves having his own card, but my favourite part while a bit trivial is that I’ve attached photos to his and all our accounts and I get to see his beautiful face every time I log on. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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