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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

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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)

Effortless banking

The app is intuitive and very easy to use. The innovations they have introduced (e.g. Kite, Helping Out and Spaces are all great additions to the account too). Brought banking into the 21st century. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

So easy and reliable

Has helped my son understand how to manage money. It’s reassuring as you can be notified of every transaction and add and withdraw money from there account at the touch of a button. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Kite card

This is a brilliant account I opened it up for my grandson so he could use in the usa no problems using it Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great app and super easy to use for kids and adults

Full control of the kids money and card at a click of a button in the app. As always, great and trouble-free service... My son love the indépendance of his kite card... Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent first card

Brilliant card for young people managing savings and spending money Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic banking

We love the Kite accounts and it has made managing the kid’s pocket money and savings really easy. It’s great the way we can send a link for grandparents to send birthday money as well. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent customer service support

I like the user friendliness of Kite. We had some issues with a bank card for one of my children and the support on live chat was very efficient. Would recommend. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great pocket money account

I set up Starling Kite for my daughter’s pocket money. In the digital age it’s great that she can learn about money by using the kid’s app and paying with her own card. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fantastic secure service

It is very secure and ideal to use for my 14 year old son. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Starling Kite has made it so easy

Thank you for making it easy for my son to get access to money to spend at the shop or save. I can only thank Starling over and over for making it easy and workable. Especially at the start when he forgot his passcode, brilliant customer service and so well thought out Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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