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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

No new 1 star reviews

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

Simple and effective

Both of my children have a kite card. It’s so easy to use, they can see their pocket money building via the app and they can also see me taking it back when their jobs haven’t been completed! Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Very easy to use

I had no issues setting up the account easy to transfer very happy with it so far Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Easy to use.

Both my children use the app/account. Find it very easy to monitor their spending and help them to save, understand the power of money. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Great kids account

Have used this for many months now Great account for my child well done Starling Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Great kids banking service

Starling Kite allows kids access to a great young person's banking experience with their own card and insight into online services Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Easy, clear and secure.

My entire experience with Starling has been a pleasure from the very beginning. I can always reach customer services, any issues are quickly sorted and I find the app very easy to navigate. Highly recommended. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Really easy

Easy to use app and helps my daughter understand budgeting Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Great kids app

Love the kids app, son and I use it to add every pound he makes fo homework and then he is using his card to buy toys with the money online. Fantastic that at 9 he can do this. More Ethan every need to teach our children how to manage their money at an early with scams and phishing. Love to add a quick way to add a note when we add money for homework so its clear to him how he earned the money. 4 stars only because there is always room for improvement but best banking app for kids by miles. Adding something around chore completion and getting money when completed would be a great addition. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Super Simple

My 11 year old has independence and its super easy to manage for him and I. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

Almost good service

With few recommendations I would suggest this as a very good service. The bank is keep developing new services and listen to their customers. Reviewed on: 5th February 2022

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