Search for Amptify today and you get old reviews, dead links, and a website that lands somewhere else. The short version: Amptify was acquired at the end of 2024 and no longer exists as its own product. Here is what happened, and what to use now.
Neurotone AI, the company behind LACE, announced in December 2024 that it was acquiring Amptify, with the deal closing at the end of that year. Amptify's content was folded into the LACE AI Pro platform, and Neurotone said it was committed to "a smooth transition and continued support" for Amptify's existing customers.
The website tells the rest. As of July 11, 2026, amptify.com redirects straight to neurotone.com, and Amptify's old news pages no longer load. Amptify is gone as a standalone product, even though older articles still recommend it.
Amptify was a digital hearing health platform developed at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. It grew out of clEAR, the game-based listening training program founded by Nancy Tye-Murray, whose signature idea was practicing with familiar voices — a spouse, a child, the people you most want to understand.
When Neurotone announced the acquisition, it pointed to Amptify's cochlear implant content and its communication strategies material as the pieces being carried over.
They went into LACE AI Pro. Nancy Tye-Murray joined the LACE AI Pro team, and the program now includes practice with recorded family voices alongside its own core: adaptive training for speech in noise, rapid speech, and memory-based exercises, backed by more than 20 years of research and over 10 published trials.
LACE AI Pro runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, and the web, with store listings updated in June 2026. Access runs through a hearing care professional — you register with a provider rather than buying it yourself — and partner clinics list about $499 one-time.
If Amptify's coached, research-rooted approach is what you wanted, ask your hearing care professional about LACE AI Pro. If they include it in your care, the provider step works in your favor: someone tracks your progress with you.
If you would rather start today on your own, you have options. ReDi from MED-EL and WordSuccess from Advanced Bionics are free and work with any device brand. SoundSteps — our app, so weigh this entry with that in mind — runs in any browser with a free version: word pairs, sentences, conversations, and stories, each with background noise you control, and full access for your first 7 days with no card.
LACE AI Pro: the direct successor, through a hearing care professional
ReDi and WordSuccess: free, any device brand, no registration
SoundSteps (our app): browser-based, adjustable noise, free version
FAQ
No. Amptify was acquired by Neurotone AI at the end of 2024 and folded into LACE AI Pro. As of July 2026, amptify.com redirects to neurotone.com and no standalone Amptify product remains.
Neurotone AI, the company behind LACE AI Pro, announced the acquisition in December 2024, with the deal closing at the end of that year.
Neurotone stated it was committed to a smooth transition and continued support for Amptify's existing customers. The current path to its content is LACE AI Pro, through a hearing care professional — contact Neurotone directly about an old account.
Amptify was a digital hearing health platform developed at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. It grew out of clEAR, a game-based listening training program known for practicing with familiar voices.
LACE AI Pro is the direct successor, available through hearing care professionals. If you want to start without a provider step, ReDi and WordSuccess are free and work with any device brand, and SoundSteps — our app — runs free in any browser with adjustable background noise.
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SoundSteps
SoundSteps runs in your browser with a free version — word pairs, sentences, and stories with background noise you control. No card to start.
SoundSteps is designed for hearing training and practice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice.
