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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

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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)

Starling are the fair future of banking!

Every interaction with Starling is seamless. It all just works so well. We have individual accounts, a joint account and Kite accounts for the kids. That was all so good I moved my company banking to them. I almost feel sorry for the legacy banks - almost. Superb! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

great app for parent visibility

the spaces feature is great. you can easily manage funds in and out of a childs account and there is instant visibility and notification of spend against the childs account. would be good if third parties could make payments/transfers directly into the childs account Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

My kids love it

Very happy with kite cards kids love having there own accounts. Very easy to add funds. And I personally like that I can have control and see where they spend there money great peice of mind Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Ideal for your fledglings

Our 15-year-old fledgling has found the card very useful. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Cheap, perfect for teens

Easy transfers, can keep an eye on their spending and gives them independence Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic

Teaches my daughter about spending, and I have full control of how or where she spends her money Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

simple to setup and operate

the kite account was easy to setup and i find it easy to manage. my daughter enjoys using her card to pay for things and checking her account on the app - reminds me of having a physical bank book when i was younger. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Teaches Children How to Manage Money

I can preload money onto my children's debit cards. They can see how much they have got on their own mobile phones. Interest rates not very competetive, though. Very good and prompt notifications, for all transactions. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great Card

The children love it.. Give some responsibility on how to spend. Also fantastic and easy to control spending from the App Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great for kids

excellent account, kids with their own smartphones can have the app so keep control of their own money as well as the parents, easy to use and set up and the app is fantastic too, really cannot fault KITE Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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