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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 bank ever

Very good bank and very helpful I would recommend to everyone Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent

Easy to use and monitor spending Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Definitely

I'm very happy it's really good me and my little love it Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Kite is fantastic for childrens financial development

Schools and education do not teach children about money and banking but the kite account does just this - and very well! My child is learning the value of money and all about spending and money management. I feel this is essential in child development to prepare them early on for the real world and to fully prepare them for the world of adulthood and all aspects money e.g. bills, spending money, budgeting. The app is seamless, intuitive and I can literally monitor and manage every aspect of my child’s account so they’re able to use it safely and securely. My child is already saving for “something I might really want” rather than spending money on the first item they see in a shop! Very very impressed. Well done Starling! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Grate tool for young ones

Grate to let the kids feal grown up with there own app that teaches them to save and how they spend there money Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Love it

It is easy to set up and extremely easy to use and keep track of. My kids love having their own bank cards. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic child card, great intro

We gave our son a kite card for his bus to school. Easy to use, easy to add funds and to keep track of spending. He now has his own account but we continue the kite card for stuff we pay for like bus fares. Love it Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Up up and away with kite

Fantastic children's account, easy to use, notifications every time the children spend, parental controls on daily spend and merchants they can spend with. Set up weekly or monthly transfers to the accounts and can all be done within the app. 5 stats from me. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Awesome

Easy to setup, easy to use. Child friendly. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

That is what you need

I love to use my starling mobile app, easy and fast Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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