You can easily delete apps from iCloud to free up storage space — particularly, large data-heavy apps that you might not need ...
To get more storage on your iPad, you can go into the device's iCloud menu, where you can buy up to 2 TB of iCloud storage ...
I was trying to help a customer with a Mac, she's using Sonoma 14.5 if that matters. Her iCloud settings apparently got her in a position where her Desktop and Documents folders are being redirected ...