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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)

The app is very easy to use.

The app is very easy to use. And it helps me with budgeting and keep tracks of my money. I like the feature in the app Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Excellent for monitoring children's spending, whilst...

Excellent for monitoring children's spending, whilst giving them a little independence, and teaching them important financial lessons. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Quick response during application and sending the Ki...

Quick response during application and sending the Kite cards. It's a funny way of getting children to manage their own money. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Easy to use and free, good parents controls and serc...

Easy to use and free, good parents controls and sercerity easy to control using the app on my phone, good to get notifications to your phone about what the kids spend and good kids app for their phones too Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Very good service, and no issues so far.

With Kite, my son has his own version of the app, along with a card, and he loves being able to see his own balance. Using my app I can set limits and controls, and these can be changed in real time if needed. So for example we were actually at a checkout when we found that the purchase he was making was above the limit. I was able to amend this at that point, and we could immediately make the purchase. When it was paid for this was a great account. Since it was made free it's just got even better! Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Brilliant app round

Love kite, love starling, love spaces Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Applying for a kite children's account was each and...

Applying for a kite children's account was each and received the card in few days. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Got kite card for my grandson & he loves it, learnin...

Got kite card for my grandson & he loves it, learning him the value of money Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Never had any problems with my bank easy to access...

Never had any problems with my bank easy to access Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Easy online application, easy to use account and no...

Easy online application, easy to use account and no fee's Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

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