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I Replaced My Monzo Pots With Starling Spaces for 60 Days — Here's What Actually Broke

After 60 days on Starling, three of my Monzo automations didn't translate — Salary Sorter, pot-based rules, and per-pot direct debits. Starling has better insights and reliability, but Spaces can't act as direct debit sources. I've settled on a hybrid: Monzo for cash flow, Starling for savings.

6 min read Aug 19
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