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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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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)

Fantastic service for kids.

Such an easy to use and show to kids to help them learn how to manage their own money. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Feel secure with starling

Excellent service,feel safe banking with you guys. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

The perfect tool for kids banking

Starling Kite is the perfect product to give kids a little financial freedom and learn the principles of managing a budget. Setting the accounts up was a breeze (I challenge you to do that with some of the high street banks....I failed when I had to have an appointment, and none were available). In practice the apps are easy to use and manage. I have nothing but praise for Starling Bank......all banking should be like this. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

10/10

Son loves having his own card and we live the control we get with Starling Bank Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

No Fuss Easy to use Kids Account!

We have tried many other kids cards and the Starling is the best. Instant transfer onto card including over the weekend. The other card available from another company you have to wait till the Monday as no transfers will show at the weekend and they charge you a monthly fee. With the Starling kids card they can manage themselves via the app and ask family and friend to directly transfer into it! Again with no delay. This card is brilliant in every way. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Simple and safe

Very straightforward to use, fantastic security and the available adjustments, eg max spend, are spot on Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

well worth a go

grand kids love it, being able to buy things with their pocket money and having the option for other family members to pay direct to the card is also great. one downside is the fee per card rather than a fee for the adult account. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Love Starling Bank

Starling Bank has made me manage my money better and I love giving my kids the tools to learn good money habits too. Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Awesome!

Opening bank account for my son took me about 1 minute! Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

Fast & easy to set up

So easy to set up via the app & very easy to manage the kite account in contact njunction with the child. Instant notification when the kite account is used Reviewed on: 16th March 2023

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