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Starling linked ok but won’t link to Monzo at all...

Just saw this and thought I’d give it a go seeing as I use both starling and Monzo but could only get starling to link,I go through the process with Monzo and it does log me in but in my profile the only card that’s visibly connected is the starling one. I haven’t used it yet & it’s already playing up. Wouldn’t mind cash back on all the big shops and supermarkets rather than just a couple of gastro pubs/gourmet burger joints,that’s from NW/W.10 area so doubt there’d be anything in any town in the home counties or wherever. Once they grow it’ll get better and until then I hope they fix log in issues etc,it should be so easy to use that we don’t know we’re using it. Can’t wait for the Apple Card to reach U.K shores as that is that silent background worker with loads of retailers to get cash back from...

Developer Response ,

Send us an email and we'll walk you through connecting your Monzo. Most likely, the issue is caused by you using a different email address for Monzo & Tail. ///
There are offers all over London, as well as the entirety of Great Britain. Once you start using Tail, you'll see how "easy to use" it is - it sits completely in the background. ///

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If you don’t live in London you shouldn’t bother.

Gave two stars only on the basis it was easy to install on the starling app and the idea is good.

Other than that, there’s no point in using this if you stay in any other major cities in the UK.
3/4 Bella Italia locations (Edinburgh and Glasgow) and that’s it if you live in Scotland - that’s very poor.

Starling should not promote this on their app for two reasons.
Firstly, It only annoys people who download it as there’s nothing throughout the majority of the UK.
Secondly, for the developers of the app. It’s just basically a funnel for bad reviews. People see it on starling, download it, find out that there’s nothing there then give a bad review.

I’d have got concrete offers from companies throughout the UK before I’d launched an app like this.

Poor app

I tried to write this review within the app ( but got an error)

The app in principle sounds great, but unfortunately it’s not what’s written on the tin! Like most people I downloaded this app through starling bank. The sign up process is straight forwards, but also a waste of time when you find out there is only 2 retailers near you (I’m in Cardiff) belle italia and cafe rouge! On reading the reviews( over 15months) it’s clear no progress has been made with this app, and tail is only interested in getting sign up’s! I would not recommend wasting your time downloading and signing up, and banks like starling and monzo should stop promoting apps like this until they are fully established like many other incentive apps.