Hmm, not seeing the spending tab on the current iOS app.
Should be in version 0.22.0. Check the app store for updates.
I just updated mine this lunch time but it was available yesterday I think?
Strange because Iām using an earlier version yet the app store is showing āopenā against the app. So I canāt update right now.
Recently signed up for Starling while waiting for the Monzo current account.
So far, the experience has been pretty positive but their app is IMO not as nice as Monzoās. There are way more tabs than needed and the balance has an entire page dedicated to itself (you have to scroll down to see the actual transaction history).
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Just got my Starling card. It arrived in an ugly jiffy bag (I thought it was a chinese package from Aliexpress 
- Monzoās packaging is definitely better) but other than that the card looks nice and itās got my name and account number on it.
However two direct debits I was expecting from my ISP on Friday didnāt show up yet - I am not sure whoās to blame, whether itās an issue on my ISPās side (changing bank details might have reset the direct debit logic and it would take more days to process on their side) of if itās Starlingās fault. I guess weāll wait and see.
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I wasnāt too worried about the jiffy bag, wasnāt so obvious it was a bank card.
Direct debits can be slow, well Iāve noticed sky is dead slow at appearing 
I tweeted them regarding a missing merchants logo and within 40seconds they replied and working on it! Iām pretty impressed, delivery time could be faster but mine arrived next day from scheduled dispatch date!
Iām guessing starling had the advantage over monzo by not supplying a pre-paid card. Is there actually a date monzo will launch full accounts? I thought it was early 2017?
Itās summer 2017, you can get a sense of the timescales from the roadmap 
Judging by the fact that Monzoās venture capital investors now have the current accounts & debit cards, my guess is they canāt be too far from ready 
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About this, will Monzo be following a similar process?
I would still rather keep my ālegacyā bank account for now, but still transfer over my direct debits and such. If it closed that account then I donāt think I could use it.
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I agree 100% with this. We shouldnāt have to close our legacy accounts to transfer across direct debits etc. If we do then I donāt think iāll use Monzo as my main current account
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I believe there are two options to the switch, a partial switch i.e. direct debits etc, and full switch which includes closing of old account.
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The closing of an account after a full switch out is an industry standard and Monzo cannot override it. If you donāt want your account closed, ask for a partial switch, or transfer your direct debits yourself.
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Yep, I performed a partial switch which meant I could choose some or all regular payments. This left my account and balance intact.
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Bear in mind if you choose a partial switch, it isnāt covered by the Current Account Switch Service Guarantee (itās essentially just the bank youāre switching from providing a list of direct debits to your new bank) and youāll have to arrange your salary being paid in to your new account. A partial switch can take longer than seven days.
I keep itching to fully switch to Starling as Iāve still got my account open, even though I said I would eventually close it 
I need to remind myself how close Monzo is to launch though, and then do a comparison for my full switch 
Looks like Starling still has some bugs in their app like not remembering that I disabled Touch ID (by default they lock the app behind your fingerprint but thereās an option to disable that in the settings - if only it worked) and overall itās not as fast as Monzoās.
Remember they are still in BETA Iāve been impressed by the support thatās for sure.
Whatās faster? The app? Canāt say I notice any difference on my android 
Iāve noticed that spending notifications arenāt as instant as Monzo, and updating transactions and balance is definitely slower, often requiring a manual refresh.
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Iāve found the support to be both friendly and responsive. Notifications for me (iOS) is instant. Right now Iām thinking Monzo will need to be something very special to get me to switch.
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