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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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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)

No bank like it

My daughter can use a card to be independent when she goes out to Brighton shopping . Her account info and spending shows up immediately on screen so I always know she has enough money. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent

My autistic son has a kite card and its good that he has the independence of having a card but i still have control Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Great bank, feel protected

Quick and reliable app, easy to use and also have a great interface. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Easy

The kids love there bank cards and being able to log in and see how much money they have saved all whilst under my supervision it’s so easy to set up and would highly recommend Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

The best setup for kids i've seen!

after watching gohenry and so on change how they deal with kids accounts, I couldn't believe how simple the kite account is. I can see what they're spending, and get notifications. I can even pass a link on to family so they can send my kids birthday money! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Simply the best

The best children account bank easy to manage always can see your kids spending Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Excellent for kids

Allows the kids to manage their own money and feel grown up using their cards but with the reassurance that they can't buy anything they shouldn't! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

It make's him feel grown up!

I opened a Starling Kite account for my then 11 year old about 6 months ago. It ws incredibly easy to set-up, the card arrived very quickly and he finds the app very easy to use. The functionality is great, good parental controls and it makes him fee grown up to use it. Great job Starling. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

No problems at all with starling

Easy to set up , cards arrived quickly, kids love spending using there cards. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Just works

Best in class app for kids, super straightforward and does it job Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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