I have a problem. I am addicted to browsing for Apps that are free. I spend more time doing this than actually playing games on my iPod touch, constantly forcing me to delete old apps to free up more space for new ones. I've got randomly named folders full of apps I don't even remember downloading, and I constantly go to download titles I've already got.

I'm now so conditioned to the free app that I look at the average 69p release and instantly think I'll hold off on buying as it's bound to be offered free at some point in the next few months. When I started writing this blog I was missing out on the likes of Jet Pack Joyride because I can't bring myself to part with 69p, despite having had 72p of credit on my iTunes account for about three months.

The fact is that I spent more money on my lunch-time sushi from Sainsbury's than I'd have spent had I bought almost any iOS title, yet I've created some kind of mental barrier for Apps that I can't break through. I'm all for free games on the App Store, but at the same time I can't help but think that it might be doing more harm than good.

As if the App Store gods knew I was in the middle of writing this article, yesterday I managed to get Jetpack Joyride for free as part of a promotion on Facebook. I also snagged Reckless Getaway for free and To-Fu 2. I still have 72p of iTunes credit and I'm not sure if I'll ever need to spend it.

Perhaps I'm in the minority but if I'm not, and there are millions of people out there with iOS devices waiting for games to become free, it surely isn't a positive sign for the app market.

You might assume that I think the same about all forms of games, but I don't. I was in my local gamestation last week and thought to myself how Mario Kart Wii for £24.99 was a pretty good price. This is a game that's been out for years. That's £24.30 more expensive than the 69p apps that I see as too pricey.

Maybe I feel burnt from previous purchases. I bought Mad Skills Motocross for what was then 59p (and I was hesitant even at that price), only for it to be offered for free a few weeks later. That isn't something that happens with console games. I know games for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii drop in price, but never to the point that if I'd waited I'd have got them for free.

I used to hate mobile gaming to the point that I couldn't see why there was such a fuss over the iPhone and its swathe of games. I now use my iPod touch an awful lot, but when it comes to paying for games, my money is always going to go on proper console titles.