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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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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

Best service

Simple and easy service for kid's all parents should look on that Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Amazing bank

So not only do my partner and I have personal accounts we also have a joint and 2 kite accounts for our older kids. It’s amazing having it all in one place easy to get in touch if need be etc the only thing I’d like is for them to have an account for younger children to save instead of just a savings space. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great,

Myself and my children are finding it very easy to use the kite account. They learning how to daily budget. It’s great Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Kid card

I got it for for my son who is 16. I can track his spending and where he is spending it also he only uses it when necessary. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Starling bank is great

I have an account of myself and for my kids Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

great help

for teaching my 11 year old how to budget, and save, the kite card is great. So controllable as well. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic service. Fantastic value

Starling Kite accounts are fantastic. They offer the children access to a real card and the ability to manage their money in a safe way. The app, whilst not as sophisticated as some of the other children’s accounts works flawlessly every time. By using starling kite, my children have been able to spend their money, as well as make mistakes by themselves, all safely controlled as the parents are always in control Fantastic job Starling! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Incredibly responsive

When friends tell me the difficulties they have doing the simplest things with their banks it all reminds me of a time before Starling. Everything just seems so easy, and quick, now. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Reliable and easy to use

Our son uses Kite and Starling makes it so easy for all of us to use especially topping up and watching spending. It’s very well designed with parents and kids in mind. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

So easy to set up!

After loads of reserach this was by far the easiest way to set up an account for my twin boys Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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