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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)

Great to give my daughter freedom with her money

The card has been amazing and it’s great that I have full control over her spending and limits. I love the fact that I can see what she’s spending and where to. Customer services have also provided a friendly and profession service. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Quick and easy

It was quick and easy to set up and gives my children a little bit of freedom while learning how to manage their money and save. The safety features of the card are great and the price is great too. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

A Bank Thats Ahead Of the times

An Amazing Bank that’s at the forefront of Bank, a lot of their groundbreaking innovations have also been copied by other Banks. Amazing Technology Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Great account for kids!

Brilliant account for kids that gives them visibility in real-time. Great features and the fact it is embedded as part of the parent account make this so easy to manage. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Excellent

Excellent add on to my account, easy to use, great app to monitor spending, my little boy loves having his pocket money on it, replacement card (I accidentally put it in the dryer) was quick and easy took 5 minutes on online chat, great service :) Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Starling Kite account

It’s just easy for parents to control and kids to feel independent and grown up with no gimmicks Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Fantastic Options for Teaching children to manage and budget

I signed two of my children up for kite and havnt looked back, great app experiance very good customer service and i look forward to more options becoming availabe Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Great bank

Kite is great, being able to keep an eye on my daughters spend . Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Fantastic money management experience underpinned effortlessly with functionality

Exactly what you need to educate young ones in money management and done so in a way that makes the little ones in control, provides them visibility of the value of money, and with the perfect non-intrusive oversight for parents and carers. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Kids

Great idea helping my grandchildren take responsibility for their own money and encouraging them to save . Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

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