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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

Easy to use!

Easy to use and love the app for keeping an eye on mine and my children’s spending Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Recommended to all my friends.

Recommended to all my friends. Love the child bank account. Like the fact it categories my spend. Year on year reports are helpful to track everything. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Starling kite is fantastic!

Starling kite is fantastic! I can see my kids spends and they can have control over their own app. Would love to see spaces established within the kite space. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Easy and efficient for what’s required.

Easy and efficient for what’s required. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Starling

I have nothing but good things to say about starling, I researched alternative banks and found starling came up better than all the others and suit my needs as a serving soldier aboard much better than say Monzo or revelout who I found not very suitable unless I was willing to pay the extra money Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Top banking!

It's easy to manage, to track finances and my children love the responsibility and freedom of having their own bank card. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Good at moment hopefully saty same

Good at moment hopefully saty same Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Never had a problem.

Never had a problem. Any questions I ask I get a quick response Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Such a great bank, always a step ahead.

Such a great bank, always a step ahead of what customers want. It has been great teaching the kids about using their money and budgeting, without having to pay for it. Having the cards linked to the parents account is a bonus as is the shareable link which allows friends and families to pay direct into it for birthdays etc. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

Excellent service

I joined Starling in January 2023 and have had no issues at all. I transferred my children’s accounts over this year and am very happy with the service overall. The main reasons were the account being free but also no charges on foreign currency withdrawals. Reviewed on: 13th March 2024

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