Comparison
Starling Bank vs Wise
Two neobanks compared on customer sentiment, app-store ratings and regulation.
Recent coverage
Press we captured in the last 90 days: 16 for Starling Bank, 23 for Wise. Not scored - coverage volume says how often a brand is written about, not whether it is doing well.
- 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
- U.K. fintech Wise launches chequing account-like product in Canadathelogic.co · Sep 14, 2026
- Wise Group Shares Drop After U.S. Regulator Denies License on Shortcomingswsj.com · Aug 15, 2026
- Wise Suffers Setback In U.S. Expansion As Regulator Denies Bank Licenseforbes.com · Aug 15, 2026
Starling Bank vs Wise: the verdict
Starling Bank and Wise 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 92.3 out of 100.
Starling Bank holds the stronger app-store ratings across Google Play and the App Store.
Starling Bank answers 97% of the reviews it receives; Wise answers 79%.
Across 7 tracked metrics, Starling Bank comes out ahead on 5.
NeoBase is an independent information platform, not affiliated with the brands compared. Figures are indicative and update over time.