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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

Great kids account

Great setup providing a controlled experience for young persons to get familiar with managing money. Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Starling Bank is excellent Overall

I find Starling Bank to be extremely efficient without over the top security (but more than enough) as well as easy to start, access and manage accounts for the whole family. The Kite account in particular works really well and gives my kids a straightforward way to learn about the importance of banking Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Safe and effective

This bank is a great starter for kids and introduces them to the world of finance in a safe and simple way Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Starling Kite, grown up banking for kids growing up.

The Starling kite card and app gives me the power to see my kids finances at a glance but the freedom for them to start managing money themselves. A proper grown up bank card, super low monthly fee and great app. Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Giving the little people control (teaching them too!)

A really smart and easy way to give your small people control of their money, especially the value of, if they spend it, then, that’s it they spend it! The card and app super easy to use and they almost feel grown up when shopping (even if the saving part is boring) Brilliant every kid should have. (Adult boring yet kinda cool bits, setting spending limits, shopping locations, alerts when they have been shopping… what could you want?) Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Excellent service and product

My son loves having his own card and account but I feel safe that I can monitor his spending Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Easy Peasy & Good Quality

I have two children linked to my Starling account. The process of opening the account, ordering the card, setting up the app on the child account is all simple. It is intuitive to use and is inexpensive. Highly recommend! Reviewed on: 6th February 2022

Excellent in every respect

I have a persona and banking account and two Kite cards, the kids and I love them. I can see what the spend and set limits, they have the app and can learn about managing their money. Starling is modern, easy and always helpful. It does just what a bank should, makes it so easy you can get on with all the other stuff in your life! Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

excellent job

I realy enjoyed banking with starling bank specially my child account is fantastic Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Best Bank I been with ever

Love my App banking with Starling. No papers, no queues. Everything is clear, easy to understand and to use. Fantastic customer services. In case of any doubt or problem the response is so quick, and issues solved immediately. Will always recommend to everyone. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

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