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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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96%

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)

Poor for price

The Kite account is a great idea with good parental control. However lack of a kid’s app, no interest, account fee of £2 per month make it poor value at the moment. Reviewed on: 18th April 2021

Needs Apple Pay support and an app

If I had an app and Apple Pay it will be pretty much perfect as it allows the account to be used by the child without telling them the balance and having to keep the card at all times. Reviewed on: 18th April 2021

Perfect Balance

As a parent the kids feature allows the perfect balance of controlling how much my child can spend while simultaneously giving them the freedom to spend how much they want. You can even set up specific stores to prevent your child from blowing £40 at McDonalds for example Reviewed on: 17th April 2021

Feel safe

Great idea........................ Reviewed on: 16th April 2021

Excellent idea to have bank card for children

We found the possibility to provide our kids with bank card excellent. It was high time we start teaching them to manage their own budget and savings. Reviewed on: 15th April 2021

Great introduction to personal finance

This is the perfect starter account for my child. She is learning to manage her money and I can keep an eye on her spending. Reviewed on: 15th April 2021

Great products and service

Great account for my 7 year old to start learning her financial, and allows me to stay in full control. Reviewed on: 8th April 2021

Just everything !!!

Why can’t I select everything !!! Current, business and kite customer I have no complaints !!! Been with from there early days and best decision we made to move away from the high street !!! Never looked back Reviewed on: 6th April 2021

Simplicity, reliability and efficiency, Starling Bank.

The process to open an account with Starling Bank is simple and the staff are very helpful, reliable. and efficient Reviewed on: 1st April 2021

Easy to use and dependable

I have been using starling for over 2 years and never had any issues. It is so convenient to have a responsive and functional app that is also secure for online purchases Reviewed on: 29th March 2021

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