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Starling Bank: Current account reviews

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Based on 27,450 reviews, last reviewed 21st Apr 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Starling have been such a lovely bank to swap to. Starling have been such a lovely bank to swap to. The app is super comprehensive and contacting customer service is a breeze. I have a joint account w... Read more Reviewed on: 21st April 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

NO freedom of choice! I switched my starling account for another UK bank account to get a switching offer, however, when I've tried to reopen a Starling Bank account. . . I... Read more Reviewed on: 31st March 2026
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About this product

Starling Bank offer a current account that allows you to track your spending across 56 categories.

You can manage your current account through Starling Bank’s award-winning app. Current accounts include the option to set up Saving Spaces which are like virtual change jars within your account.

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Starling Bank Current account reviews (27450)

Gr8

5
Is gr8 but they did email me and ask me to do this Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

best for travelers

4
no foreign transaction fee, good and better than competition exchange rates, and - this is big - atm withdrawals once a day, every day - make starling bank account best travel companion Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Very Easy to Manage

5
Opened an account a few months ago prior to a trip to the U.S.A. Card arrived in 2 days, used for a month in America and apart from a couple of fuel stations we knew what we had spent in GBP immediately and with no foreign transaction fees. Account opening was easy and completed in less than 20 minutes. Very impressed so far and would highly recommend to anyone considering a new bank account. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Great bank account

5
Easy to use, accessible and well thought out app. Best online banking experience I have had. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Great bank

5
Easy to use, great visuals, friendly customer service Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

The future of banking is here right now.

5
In the past to open a new bank account would involve having to go into a bank branch of your choosing, hopefully getting a staff member who actually cared about their job. Then the never ending questions would begin, and this would be for a simple current or savers account. On line applications proved no easier, with pages and pages of questions, with no immediate decision at the end of the process. All of this disappears when opening Starling accounts. After a bit of research on internet banking, one of the reasons for choosing Starling was CEO, Anne Boden‘s track record within the banking industry. On reading that Anne add been pivotal in the creation of the CHAPS payment system, you kind of feel Starling knows a thing or two about internet banking. Opening a Starling account couldn’t be easier, I did the whole process from my iPhone, including uploading picture requested of passport. I am not a fan of face time as I feel my face is best suited for radio but if rolling your face into a camera while saying a statement, means tighter security I am totally on board. The app, notifications and speed of transactions are amazing. Once my wife opened her account we decided to open a joint one to. Which has been made ever simpler than opening the current account as all of the checks have already been completed. If it couldn’t get any better I also have a Euro account, which completes all transactions in Euros from the same debit card as the current account. Money transferred in to the account converts to Euros. So no annoying pocket of coins when you’ve returned from a romantic trip to Paris. Just pay like a local. The way of banking is changing and Starling are setting the standards. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Best bank account out there

5
Just the best and easiest bank account I've had. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Great card awesome

5
Love that you can use card almost anywhere in the world No fees .love the app which immediately shows you what you have spent. Really easy to use app Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Sterling seevice

5
So simple to open account, so simple to activate, so simple to use - what more to ask for. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

Brilliant

5
The best online bank anyone should have. Reviewed on: 21st January 2020

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