I can see what they are trying to do - they are trying to push the teal as a brand. However, as everything is teal it loses the impactâŚ
Yeah, I hadnât seen the card until you pointed it out.
I missed it too. I thought there was a ruffle in the banner cutting off the edge of the phone.
I wonder when Starling is going to publish their annual report this year? Their financial year ended in November, although last year it took them longer to publish than Monzo, whose year ends at the end of February
I have to admit, after checking out Starlingâs Website, it does look a lot more advanced than Monzoâs.
Also I noticed that Starling have just released a new ad campaign around London, whatâs Monzoâs plan for advertisement?
The website itself? In what way do you think it more advanced?
Not questioning your opinion, just interested
Personally I see the respective websites reflecting the styles of the business
Starling maybe does look a bit more âprofessionalâ and Monzo a bit more âcartoonishâ, but I came to break outside my own mould by becoming more of a fan of the latter
Actually taking a look right now at the Starling website for the first time in a while just now I would say theyâve moved it a lot towards Monzo rather than the other way around
Either way, interested in your reasons
I would much rather choose and use Monzo rather than Starling however, it is very clear to me that Starlings website is a lot better.
Itâs professional, the way when you first click on it you have some sort of advertising media in the background and the multiple tabs compared to Monzo.
Overall it just looks a lot more appealing. I am explaining this as if I was a new customer I would be more attracted by the starling website when choosing which fin tech I would like to open an account with (if I didnât know Monzo previouslyâŚ)
Just to be clear - This is in relation to opening up starlings website on a laptop/pc/computer as oppose to on phone.
It is completely different and more professional lookingâŚ
What I am seeing for the two under Chrome on Chrome OS:
Does not seem radically different from those shots
In fact I would say, at this point, that the Monzo one looks better to me - shows the product and has quick links out to about page, blog and FAQ
All subjective though
Just opened both sites to have a look, and putting my objective glasses on for a moment, I can see what you mean from the immediate landing page (not counting any scrolling as once you start scrolling theyâre more or less the same, broadly speaking).
Took a few moments looking at the two and tried to figure out why the Starling landing page feels a bit better. I think it comes down to two main factors:
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Starling has âStatement - App Store linksâ, which is quicker to read at-a-glance than Monzoâs âStatement - paragraph - App Store linksâ
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Monzo only have âAboutâ, âBlogâ âCommunityâ and âFAQâ in the top navigation bar. None of these relate to banking or current accounts. Starling have âCurrent accountsâ, âBusiness bankingâ and âMoney transfersâ prominent. Thatâs the difference, I think.
ETA: This is what I see on Starlingâs site, which is slightly different from what has already been posted above:
How curious
Maybe it is serving me different pages as it thinks I am on mobile when really I am not
Even in your screenshots you can see what is to me a noticable difference between the two in that only your Starling screenshot has the app store links despite the Monzo screenshot being larger.
Theyâre not a million miles apart, at least. Iâd suggest all Monzo have to do is:
- add at least one âbank-yâ tab to the top navigation bar.
- lose the dead space and move the text closer to the top of the page - clipping the phone picture wouldnât be a problem, Iâd say. You can still see enough of it.
- Make the text for âThe bank of the futureâ larger. Then drop the first or both of the following paragraphs so that the app store links are much more prominent.
Those three steps would give a cleaner look to the landing page, and the rest on scrolling would still be there.
Different strokes for different folks to a certain extent
I would not say either is radically better than the other, but also I would have thought that the Monzo website will not be immune from the current tweaks to social media design
We shall see!
Both mobile only accounts, seems strange to judge them by their full size websites but okay
I agree Monzoâs could do with a refresh. Itâs a bit too dark when you first go to the site. Especially on the mobile browser. Would also be nice to have a drop down list at the top jumping to the different features or somthing.
Yes I totally agree with this idea !!
I prefer Monzo over Starling.
I like the app better, itâs easier to use & has better features.
I really like Monzoâs tone of voice, openness & transparency.
Monzoâs customer service is far better than Starlingâs.
Plus Starlingâs card doesnât work in hardly any ATMs (& they donât tell you this & there is no list of where they do/donât work). The Starling card is supposed to work in Post Office ATMs but mine doesnât!
I decided to go #fullmonzo because I prefer it, but this is my personal preference.
Iâm looking forward to see what they both have planned for 2019!