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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)

A great way for kids to learn

A great way for kids to learn financial responsibility and independence, but with the added security of adult overview. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Simple to use app.

Very easy to use app, kids also found it easy to use for the Kite cards and app. Not sure how else Starling an improve the user experience. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Perfect kids account

Great account, easy to use and set up. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Great feature to control kids spending

Easy to top-up, spending notifications and easy to use feature. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Fantastic

Relief to know my son is not walking around with cash! Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Great addition to the main startling bank account

I've had junior accounts before, but the kids have struggled to always use their cards. This account card is accepted anywhere. It works seamlessly between my daughter and I and she loves the independence of it. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Best bank I've ever been with

Such a good bank excellent app, great communication Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Well thought through

The way methodology behind the card is very smart. Parents have full control over it and you can easily set spending amounts as well as how many transactions the child can make in a day. I love how easy it is to block the card should this go missing or lost. Monthly price could maybe be better as the service is linked to existing account and I see £2 monthly to be as an inflated fee. But it s a great service so I m happy to pay it for now. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Great offering and fantastic support!

Our daughter loves the independence her Kite card affords her and she is getting really good at making her budget on a month to month basis. Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

Just fanstastic

My son will ask me on a regular basis if he can use my card for playstaion purches having a kite card has enabled him to save his allowance he can track his own balance and I can make adjustments to his account settings to stop him making large purchases Reviewed on: 4th February 2022

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