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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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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)

Supervised financial 'independence' for my 15 year old

It's been so wonderful to be able to give my 15 year old some financial independence whilst holding onto control of his money while he learns and practises responsibility. We can negotiate and adjust settings on his card depending on each purchase, which is great for our communication and his negotiating skills! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Easy to keep tabs!

Brilliant service. Easy to keep tabs on spending and to transfer money in and out. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Brilliant kid's account

Starling kite account is really easy to use and teaches children how to use an account and the bank card. I really like the ability to set up recurring payments to kite from the main account and the fact I can keep an eye on what my child is doing with his money. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Best bank ever

Wonderful customer service and will never change banks Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent banking for kids.

Starling have been faultless in providing banking for my 13 year old. Excellent app and helpful staff for when she loses her card (twice up to now). Can’t recommend them enough. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Super easy for mum and child !

Love how easy it is to track and top up. Even better now family can deposit direct to child’s account too. Customer service best I’ve ever had in banking Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

My Little Girl Loves It!

Great way to pay pocket money has her own app and card. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Childrens account

Great for the children so they can save and spend there own money Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Simple and reassuring

Nice and easy to use, and knowing vendors are limited gives us the confidence that money won't get wasted Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Super starling

Excellent all round banking service user friendly great app very satisfied with all round experience. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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