Comparison
Starling Bank vs Varo Bank
Two neobanks compared on customer sentiment, app-store ratings and regulation.
Best on sentiment
Starling Bank
Best on ratings
Tie
Best on app quality
Tie
Best on review volume
Starling Bank
Recent coverage
Press we captured in the last 90 days: 16 for Starling Bank, 2 for Varo Bank. Not scored - coverage volume says how often a brand is written about, not whether it is doing well.
Starling Bank
- Starling Bank's Anne Boden wants to compete with Anthropic for talent at new AI fintechefinancialcareers.com · Sep 10, 2026
- iwoca Brings £1m SME Loans to Starling Bank Usersfintechmagazine.com · Sep 8, 2026
- Starling Bank Partners with iwoca to Offer Business Loans Up to £1Mffnews.com · Sep 8, 2026
Varo Bank
- Varo Bank Announces Growth Investment Led by Coliseum Capital Managementfinancialit.net · Feb 3, 2026
- Varo Bank Announces Growth Investment Led by Coliseum Capital Managementbusinesswire.com · Feb 2, 2026
Starling Bank vs Varo Bank: the verdict
Starling Bank and Varo Bank are two neobanks tracked by NeoBase. Here is how they compare across the signals we measure - customer sentiment, store ratings and, for exchanges, MiCA regulation.
Starling Bank leads NeoBase's composite sentiment score, 95.7 to 94.6 out of 100.
Across 5 tracked metrics, Starling Bank comes out ahead on 5.
How is the winner decided?
For each metric we take the higher value - the higher NeoBase sentiment score, the higher store rating, more ratings, and MiCA authorisation over none. Missing data is not counted.
Where does the data come from?
Ratings and sentiment are aggregated from Trustpilot, Google Play and the App Store; regulation from the official ESMA MiCA register. Scores update every month.
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NeoBase is an independent information platform, not affiliated with the brands compared. Figures are indicative and update over time.