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Starling Bank: Under 16s card reviews

Name: Under 16s card
Rating: 4.890435867190187958 (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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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)

App is user friendly.

App is user friendly. Keeps me informed of my child's spending. Allows child to track her spending easy to set limits. Easy to transfer money in and out of account easy to share details with family to share money. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Great card for young teenagers love it!

Great card for young teenagers love it! Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Very easy to use, good service.

Very easy to use, good service. Enjoying banking with Starling and the kids love their debit cards Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

My son loves his Kite account.

My son loves his Kite account. Moving money is quick & easy. He has an app to keep track of his balance and spending. And it’s all free! Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

So simple, easy to set up.

So simple, easy to set up. Totally free! Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Sooooo easy

Brilliance easy to use to kids enjoy Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Great banking

It is perfect and you can confidently use it everywhere Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Great for kids, love the instant spend notifications...

Great for kids, love the instant spend notifications and everything easily controlled from within the app Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Excellent service

Great banking and can be used anywhere Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Fantastic!

Setting up a new personal account and kids account with Starling has been so easy! I love the app and my daughter loves it. It feels great knowing I can see everything and have some control, whilst she also learns financial independence. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

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