Why don't you do a 30 day free trial of Skydemon to see how it works? You can run it on a PC, iPad or Android tablet. Do your planning at home on the PC, print the plates you want printed if any, save the route to the cloud at home and then go flying with your tablet.
On your trial version you can run the internal GPS (or external Bluetooth GPS) for 10 minutes or so to see how it works. At home you can put the tablet in simulator mode and get the feel for the program.
I use it for both VFR and IFR, most approach plates are downloadable from the AIP via Skydemon, it can switch the map display from VFR to IFR with airways in seconds. Nothing else comes close for this side of the pond.